Citrus County, Florida
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Citrus County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 118,085. The 2006 Census estimate puts its population at 138,143. The county seat is Inverness, Florida.

Citrus County was first occupied about 2,500 years ago by mound-building Native Americans that built the complex that now forms the Crystal River Archeological Site

Citrus County was created in 1887. It was formerly part of a Hernando County and was named for the county's citrus trees. The original county seat was Mannfield, now a ghost town.

The county has a total area of 773 square miles (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.

Incorporated Cities: Crystal River and Inverness

Unincorporated Areas: Beverly Hills | Black Diamond | Citrus Hills | Citrus Springs | Floral City | Hernando | Homosassa | Homosassa Springs | Inverness Highlands North | Inverness Highlands South | Lecanto | Pine Ridge | Sugarmill Woods

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Source: Wikipedia - Citrus County, Florida
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Citrus County, Florida

Founded: June 2, 1887

County Seat: Inverness

Total Area: 773 Square Miles

2000 Population: 118,085

Time Zone: Eastern

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