Citrus County, Florida
Citrus County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 118,085. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 134,370. Its county seat is Inverness, Florida. More than 90% of the population of Citrus County live outside the two incorporated cities of Inverness and Crystal River.

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 grown on one large grove, Bellamy Grove. Additionally, some people do have trees on their personal property.
Phosphate mining also played a major part in the history of the 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.
In the 1980's Citrus County began to develop and housing developments such as Beverly Hills started to dominate the county.