Citra, Florida
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Unincorporated area
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community in Marion County
Marion County, Florida
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 316,183. Its county seat is Ocala....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is the home of the pineapple orange. The town has two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
: The Citra Methodist Episcopal Church
Citra Methodist Episcopal Church-South
The Citra Methodist Episcopal Church-South is a historic church in Citra, Florida. It is located at 2010 Northeast 180th Street. On March 5, 1998, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-External links:* at...
and the Armstrong House.
The community is part of the Ocala
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Popular tenor James Melton
James Melton
James Melton , a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s, later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932-35...
grew up in Citra.
Citra is also home to the Orange Shop, a favorite stop for citrus, honey, candies, and souvenirs.