Nearby cities: Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Bryceville, Fleming Island, Orange Park
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Jacksonville is located in northeast Florida, where it sits as the largest city in terms of land area in the contiguous United States. Boasting a population of 807,815 (as of 2008), Jacksonville is Florida's most populous city and the 12th-largest city in the United States. The settlement that became Jacksonville was originally called Cowford, but it was later renamed for Andrew Jackson, future president and the first military governor of the Florida Territory. Jacksonville sits in Duval County and serves as the county seat.