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Citra is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States. The community is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area. Citra is known as the home of the pineapple orange,^[1] (originally called the Hickory orange) a name coined in 1883 for an orange (fruit) with an aroma reminiscent of the pineapple.

History

Citra was founded in 1881 in a citrus-growing district.^[2] A post office has been in operation at Citra since 1881.^[3]

Historic Citra Methodist Episcopal Church

Citra has two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places: The Citra Methodist Episcopal Church and the Armstrong House. It is home to a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences plant research facility, being expanded with a donation from Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach.

It is in the part of Florida immortalized in the writings of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings who lived nearby at Cross Creek.

Geography

Citra is located at 29°24′42″N 82°06′36″W / 29.41167°N 82.11°W / 29.41167; -82.11.^[4]

Notable person

Popular tenor James Melton grew up in Citra.^[5]

References

^ Melton, Faye Perry (1987). Citra - Home of the Pineapple Orange. F.P. Melton. p. 122.
^ Frisaro, Freida Ratliff (February 21, 1988). "Indian heritage runs deep throughout Central Florida". Ocala Star-Banner. p. 63. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ Sitler, Nevin; Sitler, Ric (February 1, 2013). The Sunshine Skyway Bridge: Spanning Tampa Bay. The History Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-62584-072-1.

External links

Marion County City and Towns

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[1] Melton, Faye Perry (1987). Citra - Home of the Pineapple Orange. F.P. Melton. p. 122.

[2] Frisaro, Freida Ratliff (February 21, 1988). "Indian heritage runs deep throughout Central Florida". Ocala Star-Banner. p. 63. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

[3] "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

[GR1-4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

[5] Sitler, Nevin; Sitler, Ric (February 1, 2013). The Sunshine Skyway Bridge: Spanning Tampa Bay. The History Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-62584-072-1.

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-[[Image:Citra welcome sign01.jpg|thumb|left|Welcome sign, off [[U.S. Route 301 in Florida|U.S. 301]]]]
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-[[Image:Citramethodistepiscopalchurch.jpg|thumb|right|Historic Citra Methodist Episcopal Church]]
-[[Image:Citra Armstrong House01.jpg|thumb|left|Historic Armstrong House]]
+[[Image:Citra welcome sign01.jpg|thumb|Welcome sign, off [[U.S. Route 301 in Florida|U.S. 301]]]]
 '''Citra''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Marion County, Florida|Marion County]], [[Florida]], United States. The community is part of the [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]] [[Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Citra is known as the home of the '''pineapple orange''',<ref>{{cite book
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   | page = 122 }}</ref> (originally called the Hickory orange) a name coined in 1883 for an [[orange (fruit)]] with an [[aroma]] reminiscent of the [[pineapple]].
 ==History==
-Citra was founded in 1881 in a citrus-growing district.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C7hPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2347%2C3456475 | title=Indian heritage runs deep throughout Central Florida | work=Ocala Star-Banner | date=Feb 21, 1988 | accessdate=6 June 2015 | author=Frisaro, Freida Ratliff | pages=63}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Citra since 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion |title=Marion County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=6 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531010448/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion |archivedate=31 May 2015 |df= }}</ref>
+Citra was founded in 1881 in a citrus-growing district.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C7hPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CQcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2347%2C3456475 | title=Indian heritage runs deep throughout Central Florida | work=Ocala Star-Banner | date=Feb 21, 1988 | accessdate=6 June 2015 | author=Frisaro, Freida Ratliff | pages=63}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Citra since 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion |title=Marion County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=6 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531010448/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion |archivedate=31 May 2015 }}</ref>
+[[Image:Citramethodistepiscopalchurch.jpg|thumb|right|Historic Citra Methodist Episcopal Church]]
+[[Image:Citra Armstrong House01.jpg|thumb|Historic Armstrong House]]
 Citra has two buildings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: The [[Citra Methodist Episcopal Church-South|Citra Methodist Episcopal Church]] and the [[Armstrong House (Citra, Florida)|Armstrong House]]. It is home to a [[University of Florida]] [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]] plant research facility, being expanded with a donation from Canadian billionaire [[Frank Stronach]].
+It is in the part of Florida immortalized in the writings of [[Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]]  who lived nearby at [[Cross Creek, Florida|Cross Creek]].
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200816/http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Citra-Florida.cfm Marion County City and Towns]
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 [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Florida]]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Florida, United States
County seat: Ocala
Cities	Belleview Dunnellon Ocala
Towns	McIntosh Reddick
CDPs	Lake Kerr Liberty Triangle Marion Oaks Ocala Estates Ocklawaha On Top of the World Rainbow Lakes Estates‡ Rainbow Park Rainbow Springs Silver Springs Silver Springs Shores Silver Springs Shores East The Villages‡
Unincorporated communities	Anthony Blitchton Boardman Candler Citra Early Bird East Lake Weir Emathla Eureka Evinston‡ Fairfield Fellowship Flemington Fort McCoy Huntington Irvine Kendrick Lowell Lynne Martin Orange Lake Orange Springs Romeo Salt Springs Sparr Summerfield Wacahoota‡ Weirsdale Zuber
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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