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Florida Counties
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Florida Counties
In 1821, there were only two counties in Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the
east. From these two counties were formed 67 today. In 1968, the electors
of Florida granted local voters the power to adopt charters to govern their counties. Charters are formal
written documents that confer powers, duties, or privileges on the county.
To date, there are 19 charter counties in Florida. Collectively these
counties are home to more than 75 percent of Florida's residents.
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Citrus County, Florida
Citrus County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Inverness
Year Organized: 1887
Square Miles: 584 |
Court House: 110 N. Apopka Avenue
County Courthouse
Inverness, FL 34450-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Citrus trees. Left: a 1950's citrus worker fills his bag with
oranges in an attempt to beat a mid-February cold snap.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Citrus County was created in 1887. The Citrus County area was formally part of a Hernando County. It was named for
the county's citrus trees. Citrus production declined dramatically after the "Big Freeze" of 1894-1895. Today, citrus is
not grown commercially, although some people do have trees on their personal property.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 773.15 square miles (2,002 kmē), of which,
584 square miles (1,512 kmē) of it is land and 189 square miles (490 kmē) of it (24.49%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Marion County
- Southeast: Sumter County
- South: Hernando County
- West: Gulf of Mexico
- Northwest: Levy County
Cities and Towns:
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- Crystal River |
city |
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- Dunnellon |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Inverness
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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