Trilby is a

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(CDP) in the northeast corner of

Pasco County Pasco County is located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the 2020 census, the population was 561,691. Its county seat is Dade City, and its largest city is Zephyrhills. The county is named after Samuel Pa ...

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, United States. The population was 419 at the 2010 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 Withlacoochee State Trail is a long paved, multi-use, non-motorized rail trail in Florida located in Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. It follows along the Withlacoochee River and passes through the Withlacoochee State Forest. It is the ...

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

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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'' and a Gothic novel ''Trilby'', featuring the character Svengali. His son was the actor Sir Gerald ...

'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

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industry, it has declined into a residential community for

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, and also for the

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region.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has an area of , all land.

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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

, the longest

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in Florida, is located near Trilby.Rails to Trails of the Withlacoochee
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Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 30.31%

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, 0.24% Native American, 0% Asian, 0%

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, 5.49% from

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, and 1.43% from two or more races.

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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

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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, FloridaFor a down home view of TrilbyTrilbyCemetery
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Methodist Church
Historic Markers. *Information on the Steering Committee for the Pasco Count
Lacoochee/Trilby Strategic Plan 2010
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