Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida is a seaport on the Atlantic coast in the northeast portion of Florida.[1][2] It is the seat of Duval County, and most of the county population lies within the city's 900 square-mile area, making Jacksonville the largest city by area in the contiguous US. As of 2022, Jacksonville's population was 971,319, and the population of Duval county was 1.2 million. With a population of 1,733,937, the Jacksonville metropolitan area, including Clay, St. Johns, Nassau, and Baker counties, is Florida's fourth-largest metropolitan region.
Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River, and the Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the Atlantic coast.
Harbor improvements since the late 19th century have made Jacksonville a major military and civilian deep-water port. Its riverine location facilitates Naval Station Mayport, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, the U.S. Marine Corps Blount Island Command, and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's largest seaport by volume.[3] Jacksonville's military bases and the nearby Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay form the third largest military presence in the United States.[4] Significant factors in the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare and logistics.
The Jacksonville area is a mecca for golf, with the PGA Tour headquarters located in nearby Ponte Vedra Beach.[5][6]
Notes
- ↑ Geography and Demography. City of Jacksonville and Duval County Government.
- ↑ Find a County. National Association of Counties.
- ↑ "JAXPORT FY23 Statistics" Jacksonville Port Authority
- ↑ "Port of Jacksonville" World Port Source, Port Detail
- ↑ Harding, Abel. Golf tourism a boon for Northeast Florida, April 3, 2010.
- ↑ Jacksonville. Encyclopaedia Britannica.