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Citrus Springs History
Citrus Springs was developed by the Mackle family, a prominent real estate development family, to be used as a subdivision consisting of over 34,000 homesties. An interesting note is that Elkcam Blvd, a prominent street in Citrus Springs, is actually Mackle backwards. The area currently has 2 elementary schools Citrus Springs Elementary School and Central Ridge Elementary School and 1 middle school Citrus Springs Middle School. There are plans for an 80-acre (320,000 m2) high school campus complete with public park, but construction is not planned in the near future.
Phosphate mining also played a major part in the history of the Citrus 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. Many abandoned mines stretch along the Withlacoochee River basin, with a concentration of those within Citrus Springs. Some of those areas can be seen at one of Citrus Springs two golf courses, El Diablo. Many of those mines were part of the Dunnellon Phosphate company, headed by Capt John L. Inglis, a veteran of the Civil War. Areas near northeastern Citrus Springs, being included as part of a proposed unfinished portion of the Cross Florida Barge Canal to aid the transportation of the mineral.
Citrus Springs Statistics
Population in July 2007: 4,899.
Males: 2,298 (46.9%)
Females: 2,601 (53.1%)
Median resident age: 53.6 years
Florida median age: 38.7 years
Zip codes: 34434.
Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,949 (it was $29,758 in 2000)
Citrus Springs: $41,949
Florida: $44,736
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,595
Citrus Springs CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $142,963 (it was $73,200 in 2000)
Citrus Springs: $142,963
Florida: $182,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $160,072; Detached houses: $160,388; Townhouses or other attached units: $178,198; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,198; Mobile homes: $47,170
Median gross rent in Citrus Springs in 2009: $761.
