Profile for Alachua, Florida, FL

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 64. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 9.7 per 1,000 people.

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Cemeteries (7)

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Hotels (12)

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Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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10% of Alachua residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Alachua ancestry & family history guide.

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• Alachua County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Alachua business guide
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• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Alachua County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Florida
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Alachua was $18,299, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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27% of Alachua residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Historic districts in Alachua include Alachua Downtown Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Alachua County genealogy forum

Median rent in Alachua, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $299.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $904.

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Alachua County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Alachua political report.

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The average commute time for Alachua workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Alachua include Comfort Inn Alachua, Days Inn Alachua, Quality Inn Alachua, Ramada Limited.

• Alachua travel guide
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