| Hawthorne is a city in Alachua County with a total area of 3.3 square miles, of which 4.45% is water. The population as of 2004 was 1,442. There are two famous people from Hawthorne: Bo Diddley, the Rock & Roll legend and D.R. "Billy" Matthews, a Congressman fro North Florida during 1953-1965. The median income for a household in Hawthorn was $26,008, for a family it was $31,172. The per capita income for the city was $14,592. |