Trilby is a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in the northeast corner of
Pasco County,
Florida
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, United States. The population was 433 at the 2020 census.
Trilby has a non-profit "Greater Trilby Community Association" which exists to improve the life and quality of residents of the Trilby,
Trilacoochee and
Lacoochee area.
Trilby is the southernmost community along the
Withlacoochee State Trail.
History
An earlier name for the town was Macon. The newer name Trilby was in use by 1895, although the Macon post office was not renamed Trilby until 1901. Railroad magnate
Henry Plant changed the name of the town because it duplicated the name of
Macon, Georgia
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. He has been quoted as saying he wished to name it "after the heroine of a story which has lately deeply moved me", referring to
George du Maurier
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in ''Punch (magazine), Punch'' and a Gothic fiction, Gothic novel ''Trilby (novel), Trilby'', featuring the char ...
's
novel of the same name. Trilby was incorporated by the state legislature as a town on May 23, 1901, but was disincorporated on May 11, 1909.
The town was again incorporated by the state legislature in 1913
[ but was disincorporated for a second time on April 24, 1935. Because of the loss of its ]railroad
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industry, it has declined into a residential community for Dade City, and also for the Tampa Bay
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region.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has an area of , all land.
U.S. Highway 98 runs along the east side of Trilby, immediately to the north of a split with U.S. Highway 301 (US 301). In addition, Pasco County Road 575 passes through the center of town on a roughly east–west itinerary, and continues east toward adjacent Trilacoochee, followed by Lacoochee.
The southern terminus of the Withlacoochee State Trail, the longest rail trail
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in Florida, is located near Trilby.Rails to Trails of the Withlacoochee
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Demographics
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 419 people, 165 households, and 113 families residing in the CDP. There were 263 housing units. The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.53% White
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, 30.31% African American
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, 0.24% Native American, 0% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander
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, 5.49% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 11.46% of the population.
There were 165 households, out of which 31.52% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.21% contained married couples
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living together, 12.73% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.52% were non-families. 24.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.76% under the age of 18, 11.46% from 18 to 24, 20.05% from 25 to 44, 30.07% from 45 to 64, and 17.66% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years.
References
External links
History of Trilby, Florida
For a down home view of Trilby
Trilby
Cemetery
an
Methodist Church
Historic Markers.
*Information on the Steering Committee for the Pasco Count
Lacoochee/Trilby Strategic Plan 2010
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Unincorporated communities in Pasco County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
Former municipalities in Florida
Census-designated places in Florida
Trilby (novel)