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Citrus County
Inverness
is the County Seat
Formed: 1887
Zip Code
of Seven Rivers RMC: 34428
Current Total Population: 130,000
 
 
Citrus County is 584 square miles of land and 189 square miles of water.
The total area is 24.49% water. Rolling hills and naturally beautiful
crystal clear springs, rivers, and lakes set us apart from other areas in
the state. Environmentally and ecologically conscious, Citrus County has
set aside land totaling about half of the county to preserve wildlife.
Most noteworthy, Citrus County is home to the largest herd of wintering
manatees in the state. North and eastern sides of our county are bound by
the Withlacoochee River, the east by the Tsala Apopka chain of lakes and
the west by the Gulf of Mexico.
History of Citrus County
Average year-round temperature is 70 degrees, with an average of 294
days of sunshine. Winter temperatures average 60.1 degrees and summer
temperatures average 82.4 degrees. Isn’t this just about perfect?
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Drive From
Lecanto (Center of Citrus
County) to:
Tampa: 69 miles
International Airport: 71 miles
Gainesville (University of Florida): 62
miles
Ocala: 32 miles
Orlando: 79 miles
Tampa is listed first because via the Suncoast
Parkway, a no-traffic-light toll road, it is accessible easier and
faster than the others.
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(Closest cities in this service
area are Tampa or Gainesville. The cost of living, housing and
taxes, are considered
less
in Citrus County than either Tampa or Gainesville.)
State of Florida Flag
On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida's
flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers, and
lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a
steamboat sailing, and a Native American Seminole woman scattering
flowers.
Florida:
27th State,
March 3, 1845
Name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida,
meaning
"Flowery Easter"
Nickname: Sunshine
State
State Motto: In God We
Trust
State Flower: Orange
blossom
State Tree: Cabbage palmetto
State Bird: Mockingbird
Capital City:
Tallahassee
Area: 65,758 sq.mi, 22th ranked in US: Land 53,997 sq. mi., 26th
ranked in US, Water 11,761 sq.mi., 3rd ranked in US; Coastline 1350 mi.,
2nd ranked; Shoreline 8,426mi.,
2nd ranked
Highest Elevation:
Britton Hill;
345 feet, 50th ranked highest state point of all 50 states
Lowest Elevation: Atlantic and Gulf coasts; Sea level, 3rd
lowest
Economy:
Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle,
sugarcane, dairy products.
Industry: Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing
and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery.
2004 Population: 17,397,161 (4th ranked in US)
7 largest cities:
Jacksonville,
Miami,
Tampa,
Saint Petersburg,
Hialeah,
Orlando,
Fort Lauderdale
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