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Ocala (/ oʊˈkælə / oh-KAL-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. [8] Located in North Central Florida, the city's population was 63,591 as of the 2020 census, up from 56,315 at the 2010 census and making it the 43rd-most populated city in Florida. [5] Ocala is the principal city of the Ocala ...
Marion County is a county located in the North Central region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 375,908. [2] Its county seat is Ocala. [3] Marion County comprises the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. [4] It includes part of Ocala National Forest, which also extends into three other counties.
The Ocala National Forest is the second largest nationally protected forest in the U.S. State of Florida. It covers 607 square miles (1,570 km 2) of North Central Florida. It is located three miles (5 km) east of Ocala and 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Gainesville. The Ocala National Forest, established in 1908, is the oldest national forest ...
The community is the center of The Villages metropolitan area, which consists of all of Sumter County and is included in the Orlando–Lakeland–Deltona combined statistical area; and Marion County is included in the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to May 2023 Census Bureau data, between July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022 ...
The Appleton Museum of Art is an art museum located in Ocala, Florida.It is affiliated with and governed by the College of Central Florida and has been since 2004.. The Appleton Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of more than 24,000 works including art and artifacts representative of European, American, Asian, African, Contemporary and pre-Columbian styles.
The Ocala Historic District is a U.S. Historic District (designated as such on January 12, 1984) [2] located in Ocala, Florida. It encompasses 172 acres (0.70 km 2 ), [2] and is bounded by Broadway, Southeast 8th Street, Silver Springs Place, Southeast 3rd, 13th, and Watula Avenues. It contains 220 historic buildings.
February 24, 2004 [4] Fort King (also known as Camp King or Cantonment King) was a United States military fort in north central Florida, near what later developed as the city of Ocala. It was named after U.S. Colonel William King, commander of 4th Infantry Regiment and the first governor of the provisional West Florida region.
Silver Springs. Silver Springs is a group of artesian springs that feed into the Silver River in Marion County, Florida. It is the largest artesian spring in the world and the site of the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida, and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Its main features are the glass-bottom boat tours on ...