Rainbow Springs is an

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and

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(CDP) in southwestern Marion County,

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, United States. It is named for the first-magnitude artesian spring found in the community. U.S. Route 41 passes through the CDP, leading south to Dunnellon and north to Williston. Ocala, the Marion

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, is to the northeast. The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 5,091. It is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

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Census-designated places in Marion County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida {{MarionCountyFL-geo-stub