Location in Citrus County and the state of Florida Location in Citrus County and the state of Florida Homosassa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States.
In 1851, David Levy Yulee established a 5,000-acre (20 km2) sugar plantation on the Homosassa River, close to the current town of Homosassa.
Homosassa is home to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, which is often home to large numbers of "migratory" manatees, which incessant the region due to its springs and mostly warm waters.
The park also hosts an underwater viewing platform, known as the "fish bowl", where visitors can see manatees and fish swimming in the large spring from which the Homosassa River begins.
The Homosassa and Halls rivers run through the area, and it is fairly common to see manatees surface near the area's waterfront restaurants and bars.
Homosassa is positioned in southwestern Citrus County, to the west of U.S.
The CDP extends west on both sides of the Homosassa River to a network of marshes and islands that lead to the Gulf of Mexico.
The initial settlement of Homosassa is positioned on the south side of the Homosassa River, 3 miles (5 km) west of Homosassa Springs by either West Fishbowl Drive or West Yulee Drive.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km2), of which 7.8 square miles (20.1 km2) is territory and 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2), or 6.30%, is water. Homosassa Elementary School The CDP is served by Citrus County Schools. Homosassa Elementary School is in the community. Residents are zoned to Homosassa Elementary, Crystal River Middle School in Crystal River, and Crystal River High School in Crystal River. The nearest enhance library, the Homosassa Public Library of Citrus Libraries, positioned in Homosassa Springs. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Homosassa CDP, Florida".
"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Homosassa CDP, FL." Citrus County Schools website, citrus.k12.fl.us; accessed June 5, 2016.
"Citrus County Elementary School Attendance Boundaries." Citrus County Schools.
"Citrus County Middle School Attendance Boundaries." Citrus County Schools.
"Citrus County High School Attendance Boundaries." Citrus County Schools.
Citrus County Visitors & Convention Bureau Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park Municipalities and communities of Citrus County, Florida, United States Beverly Hills Black Diamond Citrus Hills Citrus Springs Floral City Hernando Homosassa Homosassa Springs Inverness Highlands North Inverness Highlands South Lecanto Pine Ridge Sugarmill Woods
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Census-designated places in Citrus County, Florida - Census-designated places in Florida - Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
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