Ocala

Florida Marion County

Ocala

A city in Marion County, Florida — population 61,669 as of 2020.

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News in Ocala

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Alachua Chronicle September 10

Local independent elementary school girls’ & boys’ running teams place 1st and 2nd in statewide competition

Team FTCKids running teams competed in the 13th Annual Horse Park Invitational cross country running meet on Saturday, Sept. 5, in Ocala. The elementary girls' team placed 1st out of 16 entering teams and 73 participants. The elementary boys' team placed 2nd out of 16 teams and…

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Voice of South Marion September 9

Hit-and-Run Crash Kills Ocala Pedestrian; Driver Returns an Hour Later

A 29-year-old Ocala man was killed Wednesday morning after being struck by a vehicle along County Road 200A, and authorities…

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Palatka Daily News September 8

In a crowded race that saw 544 competitors, Peniel Baptist Academy’s Reed Rion finished 231st at the Ocala Horse Park Invitational on Saturday. Rion finished in a time of 18:17, followed behind him by Isaac Brantley (417th, 20:16), Myles Fletcher (446, 20:45), Ben Huntley (482nd,…

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Voice of South Marion September 8

Man Found Sleeping in Garage After Allegedly Wandering onto Ocala Ranch

A Dunnellon man who told deputies he had been lost for three days and was attempting to follow the sunrise…

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Bradford County Telegraph September 8

KHHS runners compete at Florida Horse Park Invitational

Cross-country runners Hunter Gray and Melody Tyre led the Keystone Heights High School boy and girls teams, respectively, as they competed at the 13th annual Florida Horse Park Invitational on Sept. 5 in Ocala. Gray, competing in a field of 544 runners, placed 183rd with a time…

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Alachua Chronicle September 5

Ocala man arrested for threatening to shoot victim at Rosa Parks Transfer Station

Jonathan Leigh Montalvo II, 25, of Ocala, was arrested last night at the Rosa Parks Transfer Station after allegedly using the victim's phone to transfer cash to himself and then threatening to shoot the victim.

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Ocala by the numbers

Population 61,669Population figure, 2020
Households & income
Median age
39.2
Households
27,152
Persons per household
2.3
Median household income
$56,376
Median house value
$241,400
2020–2024 ACS
Municipal office
Office
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Address
201 SE 3RD ST, OCALA, FL 34471
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