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Jacksonville Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Florida
State: Florida
Population: 735,617
Elevation: 19 ft
Area Code(s): 904
Information: Jacksonville and the Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau, 201 E Adams St, 32202; phone 904/798-9111 or toll-free 800/733-2668
Email: visitorinfo@jaxcvb.com Web: www.jaxcvb.com
Area Description:
Jacksonville is in the great double loop of the St. Johns River, the nation's longest north-flowing river. A busy seaport, it is one of Florida's major cultural, financial, industrial, transportation and commercial centers. The city also is a wholesale lumber market and coffee importation port and is home to a naval stores yard.
City and county governments consolidated in 1968, which made Jacksonville the largest U.S. city in land area at the time; at 841 square miles, it is still the largest. In 1996 the metropolitan area's population passed the 1 million mark, and today Jacksonville remains a major port, financial center, site of military bases and a health center that continues to grow rapidly.
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