Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. The population was 25,579 at the 2000 census. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is known as the chicken capital of the world. Gainesville is also known for its chicken processing facilities, such as King’s Delight and Mar-Jac Gainesville is the principal city of and is included in the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) Combined Statistical Area.
Gainesville is located at 34°18′16″N 83°50′2″W / 34.30444°N 83.83389°W / 34.30444; -83.83389 (34.304490, -83.833897).
According to the United States Census Bureau, Gainesville has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75.4 km²), of which, 27.1 square miles (70.2 km²) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it (6.94%) is water.
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, parts of Gainesville lie along the shore of one of the nation’s most popular inland water destinations, Lake Lanier. Named after Georgia author and musician Sidney Lanier, the lake was created in 1958 when The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Chattahoochee River close to Buford, Georgia and flooded an Appalachian mountain valley. Although created primarily for hydro-electricity and flood-control, it also serves as a reservoir supplying water to the city of Atlanta. Lake Lanier is also a very popular recreational attraction for all of North Georgia.
Gainesville has a subtropical climate with extremely varying winters and very hot summers. Winter temperatures fluctuate greatly, with average highs in the 50′ and lows in the upper-20′s. Temperatures can swing up and down in days, often one after another, since cold fronts and warm fronts visitoften .
Spring sees highs in the 70′s and 80′s with lows in the 40′s and 50′s although March is the rainiest month of the year on average.
Summer heat can be intense , but generally highs are in the mid to upper 80s. Gainesville’s altitude shaves a few degrees off the summer heat. The area is extremely humid, and the heat index can reach the 100′s.
Fall has temperatures much like spring but with much less humidity, particularly later in the season. In late October to November the leaves are in the midst of changing colors to brilliant reds, yellows, golden oranges, purples; all shades of mountain beauty.
Gainesville sits on the very edge of Tornado Alley, a area 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. Tornado Watches are a frequent issue in the spring and summer, with a warning appearing at least biannually, sometimes with more than one per year.
Gainesville was also the site of the fifth deadliest tornado in U.S. history in 1936, where Gainesville was decimated and 203 people were killed.
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