Floral City, Florida

Floral City, Florida
—  CDP  —
Picturesque East Orange Avenue in Floral City was once part of SR 48
Location in Citrus County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°44′N 82°18′W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Citrus
Area
• Total	24.9 sq mi (64.5 km2)
• Land	23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
Elevation	62 ft (19 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	4,989
• Density	200.4/sq mi (77.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	34436
Area code(s)	352
FIPS code	12-22775
GNIS feature ID	0282585

Floral City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,989 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Floral City is located at 28°44′N 82°18′W (28.7407,-82.2954).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 24.9 square miles (64 km²), of which, 23.3 square miles (60 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it (6.38%) is water. Located at the 23 mile marker (middle) of the Withlacoochee State Trail a linear state park. A rails to trials park and currently the longest paved trail in Florida 46 miles long.

History

The city was laid out and surveyed in 1883 by the surveyor W.H. Havron and then-Senator Austin S. Mann. The land was owned by James Baker, son-in-law of ex-confederate soldier John Paul Formy-Duval, an early area settler and landowner. The village was at one time larger than Miami, due to the phosphate mining industry located in Citrus County. Around the time of World War I, the mining industry shut down in Floral City. After the war, mining was moved south to the Bartow, Florida area east of Tampa.^{[citation needed]}

Bordered on the east by the Withlacoochee River and in the middle of the Withlacoochee State Forest, Floral City is 7 miles south of Inverness, Florida on US 41 and CR 48(formerly SR 48) and 13 miles north of Brooksville, Florida.

This city is said to be a slice of "Old Florida" that remains relatively intact. The town was named Floral City for its abundance of wild flowers, which are still plentiful today. Floral City also marks the beginning of the Tsala Apopka chain of lakes, which run north into the Gulf of Mexico for the next 50 miles along the Withlacoochee River.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,989 people, 2,180 households, and 1,473 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 213.9 people per square mile (82.6/km²). There were 2,664 housing units at an average density of 114.2/sq mi (44.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96% White, 1.6% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 2,180 households out of which 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,180, and the median income for a family was $33,404. Males had a median income of $26,972 versus $22,348 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,793. About 10.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv13773.php