Jacksonville metropolitan area
 Common name: Greater Jacksonville |
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| Largest city | Jacksonville |
| Other cities | – St. Augustine - Fernandina Beach - Jacksonville Beach - Orange Park - Middleburg - Green Cove Springs - Macclenny |
| Population | Ranked 40th in the U.S. |
| - Total | 1,345,596 |
| - Density | 397/sq. mi. 153/km² |
| Area | 3,698 sq. mi. 9,577 km² |
| State(s) | Florida |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point | 131 feet (39.92 m) |
| - Lowest point | 0 feet (0 m) |
The Jacksonville metropolitan area (also called Greater Jacksonville or Metro Jacksonville) is the metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Jacksonville, Florida and including the First Coast of North Florida.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget designates the area as the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other government agencies.[1] The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the metropolitan statistical area as consisting of five counties: Duval County, Clay County, St. Johns County, Nassau County and Baker County.[1] According to the 2010 United States Census the total population was 1,345,596.[2] The Jacksonville metropolitan area is the 40th largest in the country and the fourth largest in the state of Florida, behind the South Florida, Tampa Bay, and Orlando metropolitan areas.
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[edit] Major roads
[edit] Interstate highways
Several interstates serve the Jacksonville area:
Interstate 10 routes west to Houston and terminates in downtown Jacksonville at I-95.
Interstate 95 routes north to Washington, D.C. and runs south to Miami while interchanging with I-10 in downtown Jacksonville.
Interstate 295 serves as a beltway routing around the city and connects to I-10 and I-95 while serving all areas of Jacksonville.
Interstate 795 is a future expressway that will connect portions of the southeatern section of I-295 with I-95.
Interstate Highways 10 and 95 intersect in Jacksonville, creating the busiest intersection in the region with 200,000 vehicles each day.[3] Interstate 10 ends at this intersection (the other end being in Santa Monica, California).
[edit] US Highways
US 1 The primary north-south local access roadway in Duval County. It follows Florida's coastline along with I-95 to Miami.
US 17 The primary route on the west bank of the St. Johns River.
US 90 Beach Boulevard is a major east-west connector from downtown Jacksonville to the beaches.
US 301, The primary north-south route on the west side of Greater Jacksonville does not serve the urban core directly but is on the outskirts of the western part of the city and is the main road used for citizens of Jacksonville to reach Gainesville which is just 45 minutes away from Jacksonville.
[edit] Florida State Trunklines
State Road A1A Scenic two-lane road that runs along the Atlantic Ocean and can be used to reach St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach.
State Road 10 Atlantic Boulevard is the most northern east-west connector between the beaches and downtown Jacksonville.
State Road 13 San Jose Boulevard is the primary north-south commuter route from St. Johns County to Jacksonville.
State Road 21 Blanding Boulevard is the primary north-south commuter route from Clay County to Jacksonville.
State Road 23 Brannan-Field Road is a north-south roadway from I-10 to Blanding Boulevard
State Road 115 A road that goes by many names in Greater Jacksonville that connects US 1 in Callahan to US 1 in Southeast Jacksonville
State Road 202 J. Turner Butler Boulevard is a major east-west connector from I-95 to the beaches.
[edit] Public transportation
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority provides bus service in Duval County and part of Clay County in Orange Park. No other county in Greater Jacksonville provides regularly scheduled public transportation.
[edit] Airports
Jacksonville International Airport is 13 miles (21 km) north of downtown Jacksonville. It serves more than six million passengers annually. There are plans for a new airline to call JAX home. It is called City Link Air and plans to serve most parts of Florida as well as the Caribbean while being the only airline to call Jacksonville home.
[edit] Ports
The Port of Jacksonville is located in Duval County on the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. There is also a cruise terminal. The Port of Jacksonville also imports the second largest amount of automobiles on the east coast.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,122,750 people, 432,627 households, and 297,259 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 72.9% White, 21.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 3.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $45,143, and the median income for a family was $51,327. Males had a median income of $35,537 versus $25,093 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,659.
[edit] Attractions and events
[edit] References
- ^ a b "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses". United States Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/bulletins/b10-02.pdf. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ^ "United States Census 2010". http://www.census.gov/2010census.
- ^ Hannan, Larry: "Jacksonville’s scrambled I-10/I-95 intersection transforming traffic until 2011" Florida Times-Union, June 7, 2010
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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