Citrus County, Florida
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{{Infobox U.S. County|
county = Citrus County|
state = Florida |
seal = Citrus County Fl Seal.png |
map = Citrus County Florida.png |
founded = [[June 2|2 June]] [[1887]] |
seat = [[Inverness, Florida|Inverness]] |
area_total_sq_mi =773 |
area_water_sq_mi =189 |
area percentage = 24.49% |
census yr = 2000|
pop = 118085 |
density_km2 =78|
web = www.bocc.citrus.fl.us|
|}}
'''Citrus County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. As of 2000, the population was 118,085. The [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] 2006 estimate for the county is 138,143 [http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2005-01-12.xls]. Its [[county seat]] is [[Inverness, Florida]]{{GR|6}}. More than 90% of the population of Citrus County live outside the two incorporated cities of Inverness and [[Crystal River, Florida|Crystal River]].
== History ==
Citrus County was created in [[1887]]. The Citrus County area was formerly part of a Hernando County. It was named for the county's citrus trees. Citrus production declined dramatically after the "Big Freeze" of 1894-1895. Today, citrus is grown on one large grove, Bellamy Grove. Additionally, some people do have trees on their personal property.
Phosphate mining also played a major part in the history of the County until the end of WWII in which phosphate mining was largely moved overseas. The first newspaper of Citrus County was called the Phosphate Times.
In the 1980s Citrus County began to develop and housing developments such as Beverly Hills started to dominate the county.
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 773.15 [[square mile]]s (2,002 [[km²]]), of which, 584 square miles (1,512 km²) of it is land and 189 square miles (490 km²) of it (24.49%) is water.
===National [[protected area]]s===
* [[Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge]]
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 118,085 people, 62,204 households, and 25,350 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 3,051.2 persons per square mile (1,177.3/km²). There were 9,359 housing units at an average density of 1,365.1 houses per square mile (526.8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.
There were 62,204 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.3% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.60.
In the county the population was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 19.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 32.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.6 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,508, and the median income for a family was $56,809. Males had a median income of $38,384 versus $32,107 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $26,515. About 5.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
===Adjacent Counties===
*[[Levy County, Florida]] - northwest
*[[Marion County, Florida]] - northeast
*[[Sumter County, Florida]] - east
*[[Hernando County, Florida]] - south
== Cities and towns ==
=== Incorporated ===
*[[Crystal River, Florida|Crystal River]]
*[[Inverness, Florida|Inverness]]
=== Unincorporated ===
*[[Beverly Hills, Florida|Beverly Hills]]
*[[Black Diamond, Florida|Black Diamond]]
*[[Chassahowitzka, Florida|Chassahowitzka]]
*[[Citrus Hills, Florida|Citrus Hills]]
*[[Citrus Springs, Florida|Citrus Springs]]
*[[Floral City, Florida|Floral City]]
*[[Hernando, Florida|Hernando]]
*[[Holder, Florida|Holder]]
*[[Homosassa Springs, Florida|Homosassa Springs]]
*[[Homosassa, Florida|Homosassa]]
*[[Inverness Highlands North, Florida|Inverness Highlands North]]
*[[Inverness Highlands South, Florida|Inverness Highlands South]]
*[[Lecanto, Florida|Lecanto]]
*[[Meadowcrest, Florida|Meadowcrest]]
*[[Pine Ridge, Citrus County, Florida|Pine Ridge]]
*[[Red Level, Florida|Red Level]]
*[[Sugarmill Woods, Florida|Sugarmill Woods]]
==Politics==
Citrus County leans slightly Republican in national, state and local races, electing a mix of some local [[Conservative Democrats]] and Republicans, while generally voting Republican in [[U.S. President|presidential]] elections.
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| colspan="4" | '''Presidential elections results'''
|- bgcolor=orange
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Parties|Other]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.9%'''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.1%
|align="center" |1.0%
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.1% '''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|44.6%
|align="center" |3.3%
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|40.6%
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''44.4%'''
|align="center" |15.0%
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''36.7%'''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|35.6%
|align="center" |27.9%
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[U.S. presidential election, 1988|1988]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''63.0%'''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|36.4%
|align="center" |0.7%
|}
==Attractions==
[[Image:Sportsmen-florida-2.jpg|thumb|250px|Private Cabin On Sportsmen's Island: Citrus County, FL]]
Citrus County's most significant tourist draw is that it is the only place in the United States where one can legally interact and swim with the West Indian manatee.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} This threatened species makes Citrus County's spring-fed rivers its wintering home. According to the US Fish & Wildlife Services' Aerial Manatee Surveys, as many as 400 of these playful creatures can be found in Citrus County at one time.
Citrus County also has within its territorial boundaries a number of uninhabited and/or sparsely inhabited coastal islands that can be accessed via watercraft. <ref>http://www.baynews9.com/images/hurricane/CitrusEvac.jpg</ref> While some of the Citrus County islands are state lands thus available for public use for recreational opportunities, many other Citrus County islands are private property and are either wholly or partially owned by private parties. <ref>http://gis.pa.citrus.fl.us/website/ccpa%5Fapp/viewer.htm?Title=ArcIMS%20HTML%20Viewer</ref> A number of the interior islands have private vacation homes and cabins situated along the waterfront.
Citrus County also has one local TV Station, [[WYKE-LP]].
==Reference==
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==See also==
*[[Citrus County Sheriff's Office]]
==External links==
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===Government links/Constitutional offices===
* [http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/ Citrus County Board of County Commissioners]
* [http://www.elections.citrus.fl.us/ Citrus County Supervisor of Elections]
* [http://www.pa.citrus.fl.us/ Citrus County Property Appraiser]
* [http://www.sheriffcitrus.org/ Citrus County Sheriff's Office]
* [http://www.tc.citrus.fl.us/ Citrus County Tax Collector]
====Special districts ====
* [http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/ Citrus County School Board]
* [http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us Southwest Florida Water Management District]
* [http://www.citrusmosquito.org Citrus County Mosquito Control District]
====Judicial branch====
* [http://www.clerk.citrus.fl.us/ Citrus County Clerk of Courts]
* [http://www.co.hernando.fl.us/judicial/ Public Defender, 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida] serving Citrus, [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]], [[Lake County, Florida|Lake]], [[Marion County, Florida|Marion]], and [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]] counties
* [http://jud5.flcourts.org/sao/index-backup-091603.htm Office of the State Attorney, 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida]
* [http://jud5.flcourts.org/ Circuit and County Court for the 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida]
=== Tourism links ===
* [http://www.citruscountychamber.com/ Citrus County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.visitcitrus.com/ Citrus County Visitors & Convention Bureau]
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