Windsor is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Alachua County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 256.

Geography

Windsor is located in central Alachua County, east of Gainesville, at (29.64639, -82.18639), and has a total area of .

History

Windsor was named by English cotton planters who settled the town in 1846. New residents from both northern and southern states were attracted by the development of citrus culture in the area. By the end of the

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, Windsor was prospering, and in 1884 a post office was established. The town had a population of over 400 in the mid-1880s. In the 1890s the town boasted a doctor, three stores, a real estate office, a grist mill, two sawmills, and factories producing boxes, cedar baskets and fertilizer. Severe freezes in 1884, 1895, and 1899 devastated the orange groves and as a result Windsor's population declined. The post office closed in 1936.

Events

Windsor is known for its annual Zucchini Festival in May.

References

Unincorporated communities in Alachua County, Florida Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida 1846 establishments in Florida Populated places established in 1846 {{AlachuaCountyFL-geo-stub