Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida, and is the county seat of Duval County. In the Twilight Series, it is the Florida city where Bella's mother and stepfather live. Renée tries to convince Bella to move there after the accident in Twilight, but she wants to stay in Forks.

In the Twilight series

Renée Dwyer and Phil Dwyer decide to rent a house in Jacksonville after Phil gets a job playing on a baseball team. Jacksonville's Minor League baseball team is called the Jacksonville Suns. Bella and Edward visit them in Eclipse and Renée tries to convince Bella to go to school there, but Bella says she would rather drink water than breathe it, referring to Jacksonville's hot and humid weather.

Renée Dwyer and Bella Swan

Another connection between the movie and the city; Ashley Greene, the actress portraying Alice Cullen in the movie, is from Jacksonville, Florida.

Outside the Twilight series

Jacksonville is the largest American city in land area in the lower 48 states. Jacksonville is located near the oldest continuously occupied American settlement, St. Augustine. In 2008, it's population was 807,815 people. Jacksonville city council is the governing body. The Mayor is John Peyton.

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