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Citrus County

BY: CO URT N E Y HE N F PERI O D 3

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Map of Citrus County:

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Agriculture

 _{Citrus County has six core agriculture groups: Seafood,}

Apiculture, Citrus, Field Crops, Horticulture, and Livestock.

 _{Leading Harvest for Each Core Agriculture Group :}

 Seafood: Finfish

 Apiculture: Bee Colonies  Citrus: Oranges

 Field crops: Forage

 Horticulture: Greenhouses  Livestock: Beef Cattle/Calves

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Agriculture Cont’d

Citrus Volume (Acres)

Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec

Grapefruit 20 Harvest Harvest Fruit Set Harvest

Oranges 114 Harvest Harvest Fruit Set Harvest

Tangelos, tangerines, lemons, etc.

12 Harvest Harvest Fruit Set Harvest

2004 USDA NASS Quick Stats

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Political Geography:

 _{Citrus County leans slightly Republican in national, state, and}

local races, electing a mix of some local Conservative Democrats and Republicans. For Presidential elections voting generally leans toward Republican candidates.

 _{For the majority of the presidential elections the Republican}

candidates were voted for rather then independent or democrats.

 _{Citrus County has this many potential voters:}

 Male: 96,114  Female: 45,564  Total: 50,550

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Year Republican Democratic Other

2004 56.9% 42.1% 1.0%

2000 52.1% 44.6% 3.3%

1996 40.6% 44.4% 15.0%

1992 36.7% 35.6% 27.9%

1988 63.0% 36.4% 0.7%

Presidential Election Results:

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Religion

http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/12017_2000.asp

Religion Number of

Denominational Groups

Evangelical Protestant 15,965

Mainline Protestant 8,383

Orthodox 468

Catholic 17,415

Other 769

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 _{The majority of the population of Citrus County belongs to the}

Catholic religion although many people do not claim to a religion at all. The least common religion is Orthodox, but Other is right behind it.

Religion Cont’d

Religion Distribution

Catholic Church (40%)

United Methodist (10%)

Other (35%)

Southern Baptist Convention (15%)

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Thinking Geographically

Adjacent Counties:  _{Levy County, Florida - northwest}

 Marion County, Florida - northeast

 Sumter County, Florida - east

 _{Hernando County, Florida - south}

Cities and Towns:  _{Crystal River, Inverness (incorporated)}

 _{Beverly Hills, Black Diamond, Chassahowitzka, Citrus Hills,}

Citrus Springs, Floral City, Hernando, Holder, Homosassa Springs, Homosassa, Inverness Highlands North, Inverness

Highlands South, Lecanto, Meadowcrest, Pine Ridge, Red level, Sugar mill Woods. (unincorporated)

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 _{The total area for Citrus County is 2,002 km²; of the area 1,512}

km² are land and the rest 490 km² is water.

 _{Latitude: 28}˚ _N  Longitude: 82˚ W

 _{Citrus County was named after its Citrus Groves that surround it.}

It was first named in 1887, when it was originally part of Hernando County.

Thinking Geographically

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Ethnicity

Ethnicity Percentage of People

White 93.8%

Black 3.3%

American Indian and Alaska Native

0.3%

Asian 1.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0%

Hispanic/Latino Origin 1.1%

Two or more Races 4.2%

White Non- Hispanic 89.8%

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Ethnicity Cont’d

Ethnicity Percentage of Firms

Black F

American Indian and Alaska Native

F

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

F

Asian 2.1%

Hispanic 2.8%

The Chart below displays the ethnicity of people owning businesses in Citrus County.

Total number of firms as of 2002: 9,825 F= fewer than 100 firms

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Population

Age

Percent of Population

Under 18 years old 17.2%

18-24 years old 4.6%

25-44 years old 19.1%

45-64 years old 26.9%

Older than 65 years old 32.2%

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 _{When the 2000 Census took place there was roughly 118, 085}

people residing in Citrus County. For every one hundred males there is “91.4” males. The average income for the population for males is around 38,000 while the females earn 6,000 less, at

32,000. With that 7.2% of Citrus County population is under the poverty line.

 _{Population Density was 3,051.2 persons per square mile}

(1,177.3/km²)

 _{The median income for a household in Citrus County was}

$44,508, and the median income for a family was $56,809.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12017.html

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Urban Patterns

 _{The population of Citrus County as of 2009 was 140,357. From}

April 1st _{2000 to July 1}st _{2009 the population increased by 18.9%.}

With that increase that means the population in 2000 was 113,829.

 _{Citrus County is not considered to be an urbanized area because}

it only has 200 people per square mile, and in order to be an urbanized area you need to have at least 1,000 people per square mile.

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 _{Personal Services include local churches such as Assemblies of}

God and Church of the Nazarene. Consumer services are also Publix, Wal-Mart, and the local school: Inverness Christian Academy.

 _{Transportation and Information Services would be the Transit}

Bus which provides everyone living in Citrus County with transportation Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

 _{Retail Services include: Cravings On The Water, Brooklyn’s Deli}

Too! and Crackers Bar and Grill.

Services

http://www.citrusdirectory.com/bus/food/

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Works Cited

 Advameg. "Citrus County, Florida Detailed Profile - Houses, Real Estate, Cost of Living, Wages, Work, Agriculture, Ancestries, and More." Stats about All US Cities -Real Estate, Relocation Info, House Prices, Home Value Estimator, Recent Sales, Cost of Living, Crime, Race, Income, Photos, Education, Maps, Weather, Houses, Schools, Neighborhoods, and More. 2003. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://www.city-data.com/county/Citrus_County-FL.html>.

 ARDA. "The Association of Religion Data Archives | Maps & Reports." The

Association of Religion Data Archives - Religion Statistics and Data - ARDA. Web. 22 Oct. 2010.

<http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/12017_2000.asp>.

 "Citrus County Map to Homosassa Florida Home Builder Sweetwater Homes of Citrus, Inc." Citrus County Home Builder, Sweetwater Homes Builder of New Homes in Citrus County Florida since 1989. Web. 20 Oct. 2010.

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 "Citrus County Restaurants, Dining and Food." Citrus County Florida Directory | CitrusDirectory.com. 2008. Web. 21 Oct. 2010.

<http://www.citrusdirectory.com/bus/food/>.

 EPodunk. "Citrus County, FL - County Political Info - EPodunk." City & County

Information, Town & Community Information - EPodunk. 2007. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/politicalInfo.php?locIndex=8417>.

 "Florida Counties - Citrus County." Marketing Florida Agriculture. Web. 21 Oct. 2010.

<http://www.florida-agriculture.com/assessment_by_county/citrus_county.htm>.

 Holmstrand, Philip. "Latitude and Longitude Finder - Get Map Coordinates." Map Multiple Locations by Address from Spreadsheets | BatchGeo. 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2010. <http://www.batchgeo.com/lookup/>.

 "Transportation." Citrus County's Official Government Website. 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2010. <http://www.citruscountyfl.org/fleettrans/trans/transportation.htm>.

 U.S. Census Bureau. "Citrus County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." State and County QuickFacts. Web. 22 Oct. 2010.

<http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12017.html>.

 "Citrus County, Florida." WorldLingo. 2010. Web. 20 Oct. 2010.

<http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Citrus_County,_Florida>.