The Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of one county – Hall

Hall County, Georgia

Hall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. In 2000, the population was 139,277. It is included in the Gainesville, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 – in the state of Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 139,277 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 187,743).

The Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is also part of the larger Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

–Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs, Georgia

Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of...

–Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama

Alabama

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 Combined Statistical Area.

Cities

• City of Buford
  Buford, Georgia
  As of 2010 Buford had a population of 12,225. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 65.8% white, 13.8% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 14.7% reporting some other race and 2.5% reproting two or more races...
  
   (partial)
• City of Flowery Branch
  Flowery Branch, Georgia
  Flowery Branch is a town in Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,679. In 2010, the population was 5,679...
  
  
• City of Gainesville
  Gainesville, Georgia
  -Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...
  
   (Principal city)
• City of Gillsville
  Gillsville, Georgia
  Gillsville is a city in Banks and Hall Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.The Hall County portion of Gillsville is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
   (partial)
• City of Lula
  Lula, Georgia
  Lula is a city in Banks and Hall Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census. The Hall County portion of Lula is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lula is home of RailRoad Days, a yearly festival usually every May. Major roads near...
  
   (partial)
• City of Oakwood
  Oakwood, Georgia
  Oakwood is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,689 at the 2000 census...
  
  

Towns

• Town of Braselton
  Braselton, Georgia
  Braselton is a town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 7,511....
  
   (partial)
• Town of Clermont
  Clermont, Georgia
  Clermont is a town in Hall County, Georgia, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Clermont is located at ....
  
  
• Town of Rest Haven
  Rest Haven, Georgia
  Rest Haven is a town primarily in northern Gwinnett and partly in southern Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, it had a total population of 151....
  
  (partial)