Gainesville, Virginia. Homefacts City Report. Gainesville is located in Prince William County, VA. The population is 11,225. There are 5 public schools in Gainesville with an average Homefacts rating of A. The total crime rate for Gainesville is very low, and there are 21 registered sex offenders residing in the city.
On average, northern cardinals live for 3 years in the wild although several individuals have had life spans of 13 to 15 years. The longevity record for a captive northern cardinal is 28 Â½ years!
In good conditions I have known them to live 2 or 3 years but that is about it for those ones, if you get them from a breeder, they can live upwards of 5 years but that is old age for them from what I know and in a good quality tank with excellent conditions, most keep them in a fishbowl that isn't big enough for them.