Citrus Park is an unincorporated

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in Hillsborough County,

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, United States. The population was 28,178 at the 2020 census, up from 24,252 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Citrus Park is located in northwestern Hillsborough County at (28.078060, -82.570000), approximately northwest of

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. It is bordered to the north by Keystone, to the northeast by Northdale, to the east by Carrollwood, to the south by Town 'n' Country, and to the west by Westchase. Florida State Road 589 (Veterans Expressway) crosses the CDP from north to south. According to the

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, the Citrus Park CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.08%, are water.

Zip Code

The Citrus Park area uses the ZIP Code 33625. U.S. mail may be sent to Citrus Park with the city identified as

or Carrollwood.

Schools

High schools (grades 9-12) serving Citrus Park are Sickles, Steinbrenner (public), Alonso (public), Citrus Park Christian School (private-Baptist) and Hope Christian School (private-Baptist). Middle schools (grades 6-8) serving Citrus Park are Sgt. Smith (public), Walker (public), Tampa Day School (private), Citrus Park Christian School (private-Baptist) and Hope Christian School (private-boarding-Baptist). Elementary schools (grades K-5) serving Citrus Park are Citrus Park (public), Northwest (public), Bellamy (public), Tampa Day School (private), Citrus Park Christian School (private-Baptist) and Hope Christian School (private-boarding-Baptist).

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 28,178 people, 10,977 households, and 6,617 families residing in the CDP. As of the census bureau's American Community Surveys of 2006–2008, there were 23,825 people, 9,085 households, and 6,243 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 9,740 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 82.6%

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( 56.1% non-Hispanic white), 9.2%

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, 0.4% Native American, 1.4% Asian, less than 0.05%

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, 4.8% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or

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were 31.3% of the population. There were 9,085 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were

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living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.16. In the community the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the community was $54,732, and the median income for a family was $60,165. Males had a median income of $35,360 versus $29,739 for females. The

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for the community was $22,162. About 4.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

*, Citrus Park is the home of famous chimpanzee J. Fred Muggs, who lives in the care of Gerald Preis, son of trainer Carmine "Bud" Mennella. * Carole Baskin * Dan Spivey (Born in 1952) Professional wrestler, grew up in Citrus Park

Attractions

* Big Cat Rescue is a

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sanctuary for large cats that is open to the public. It is located off Citrus Park Drive near Gunn Highway and

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. * Westfield Citrus Park is a major shopping center opened in 1999.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Hillsborough County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida