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Homosassa Springs is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Citrus County, Florida Citrus County is a County (United States), county located on the northwest central coast of the State (United States of America), U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 153,843. Its county s ...
, United States. The population was 14,283 as of 2020, up from 13,791 at the 2010 census. Homosassa Springs is the principal community of the Homosassa Springs, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name derives from the warm spring located in Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park that attracts manatees to the area.


Geography and climate

Homosassa Springs is located in southern Citrus County at (28.807216, -82.550012). The CDP is to the east of U.S. Routes 19 and 98 (Suncoast Boulevard); the CDP of Homosassa is located to the west of the highway, as is Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Homosassa Springs is bordered to the northwest by the city of Crystal River, to the east by Lecanto, and to the south by Sugarmill Woods. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which 0.02 square mile (0.04 km2), or 0.06%, is covered by water.


Demographics

As of the 2020 census, Homosassa Springs had a population of 14,283 with 5,946 households. Of that population 5.7% was under 5 years old, 17.6% was under 18 years old, roughly 50.4% was between 18 and 65, and 26.3% was 65 years and older. 51.1% of the population was female persons, 2.8% were foreign born persons, and there were 1,594 veterans living in Homosassa Springs. 95.1% of the population was white, 1.2% was black, 0.4% was American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% was Asian, 3.3% was two or more races, 3.5% was Hispanic or Latino. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $86,500 and the median gross rent was $750. 86.6% of the population 25 years and older had a high school diploma or higher, and 7.7% of the population 25 years and older had a bachelor's degree or higher. 90.2% of the households had a computer and 81.2% of the households had a broadband internet subscription.


Education

Homosassa Springs is served by Citrus County School District. Residents are divided between Homosassa Elementary, Lecanto Elementary, and Rock Crusher Elementary; Crystal River Middle School and Lecanto Middle School; and Crystal River High School and Lecanto High School. The Homosassa Public Library of Citrus Libraries is located in Homosassa Springs.Locations & Hours
." Citrus Libraries. Retrieved on February 4, 2017. "HOMOSASSA PUBLIC LIBRARY 4100 S. Grandmarch Avenue Homosassa, FL 34446"


Notable person

* Dazzy Vance, baseball pitcher, Hall of Fame inductee


References


External links


Citrus County Visitors & Convention Bureau
{{Authority control Census-designated places in Citrus County, Florida Micropolitan areas of Florida Unincorporated communities in Citrus County, Florida