Floral City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,261 at the 2020 census, up from 5,217 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is home to the Floral City Heritage Hall Museum and hosts the Floral City Heritage Days the first weekend in December. The area has a history of phosphate mining and includes historic homes.

Geography

Floral City is located in southeastern Citrus County. It is bordered to the south by Hernando County. U.S. Route 41 runs through the community, leading north to Inverness, the Citrus County seat, and south to Brooksville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.37%, is water. The town is located at the 23 mile marker (middle) of the Withlacoochee State Trail, a linear state park that follows an old railroad line. It is currently the longest paved trail in Florida at .

History

thumb|left|Rock wall in Floral City, Florida

Floral 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 area east of Tampa.

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Floral City had a population of 5,261. The median age was 58.0 years. 13.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 36.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.0 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,446 households in Floral City, of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.2% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Zoned schools include Floral City Elementary School, Inverness Middle School, and Citrus High School.

The Floral City Library of Citrus Libraries is in Floral City.

References

  • Floral City at City-data.com