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Memorial Park Jacksonville is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, and eleventh most populous in the United States. Originally called Wacca Pilatka by the Seminole and Cowford by the British, the city takes its present name from Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and seventh President of the United States. In 1968, Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County, creating the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. Most of its metropolitan population is within the city limits; with an estimated population of 827,908. The entire metropolitan area had a population of 1,345,596 in 2010. Residents of Jacksonville are referred to as "Jacksonvillians" or "Jaxsons". The city is in Northeast Florida, centered on the banks of the St. Johns River, about 25 miles (40 km) south of the Georgia state line and about 340 miles (547 km) north of Miami. It is a major military and civilian deep-water port, housing two U.S. Navy bases and the Port of Jacksonville, Florida's third largest seaport. Significant sectors of the local economy include services such as banking, insurance, healthcare, logistics, and tourism Template:/box-footer Show new selections edit  Featured article Norman Studios poster for The Flying Ace (1926) Norman Studios was an American film studio in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded by Richard Edward Norman, the studio produced silent films featuring all-African-American casts from 1920 to 1928. The only surviving studio from the period of early filmmaking in Jacksonville, its facilities are now the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum. One of the most prominent studios creating films for black audiences in the silent era, Norman's films featured all-black casts with protagonists in positive roles. During its run it produced eight feature length films and numerous shorts; its only surviving film, The Flying Ace, has been restored by the Library of Congress. The studio transitioned to distribution and promotion after the rise of talking pictures made its technology obsolete, and eventually closed. In the 21st century, the studio's facilities were restored and re-purposed as a museum. edit  Featured picture 400px Photo credit: State of Florida Florida Governor David Sholtz (center) visited Jacksonville with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933-34. Jacksonville Mayor John T. Alsop is seated to the right. edit  Selected quotation “ We, the undersigned, respectfully request the Duval County Delegation to the Florida Legislature to prepare an enabling act calling for the citizens of Duval County to vote on the consolidation of government within Duval to secure more efficient and effective government under one governmental body. ” Claude Yates, 'Yates Manifesto' (1965) edit  Featured biography Henry John Klutho (1873–1964) was an American architect known for his work in the "Prairie School" style. He helped in the reconstruction of Jacksonville, Florida after the Great Fire of 1901—the largest-ever urban fire in the Southeast—by designing many of the new buildings built after the disaster. This period lasted until the beginning of World War I. Several Jacksonville architects began their careers in the offices of Klutho's firm. Old City of Jacksonville Eastside Murray Hill New Town Ortega Panama Park Riverside and Avondale San Marco Springfield St. Nicholas Downtown Brooklyn LaVilla Northbank Southbank Sports Complex Divsions Arlington Northside Southside Westside Suburbs Bayard Lake Shore Mandarin Oakleaf Plantation Sandalwood Beaches Atlantic Beach† Jacksonville Beach† Mayport Neptune Beach† † sui generis - not in the City of Jacksonville More about Jacksonville Neighborhoods Jacksonville items from Wikinews April 14: Zimmerman stands before judge for the Trayvon Martin shooting November 25: Wikinews interviews Darcy Richardson, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama September 20: Leonard Skinner, namesake of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at age 77 April 14: Physicist John Wheeler dies at age 96 January 13: New England Patriots go 17-0Template:/box-footer Art Walk Florida United States New Spain New France British Empire You are invited to participate in WikiProject Jacksonville, a project dedicated to developing and improving articles about the Greater Jacksonville area. Collaboration and review Article assessment procedures and worklists Project proposals and guidelines Project resources Jacksonville portal content requests ▼ Jacksonville, Florida ► Economy of Jacksonville, Florida ► Jacksonville, Florida-related lists ► Military in Jacksonville, Florida ► Neighborhoods in Jacksonville, Florida ► Organizations based in Jacksonville, Florida The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals