Location in Citrus County and the state of Florida Location in Citrus County and the state of Florida County Citrus Lecanto is an unincorporated improve and census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States.

It is home to a several county government facilities such as the Citrus County Sheriff's Office and the Citrus Campus of the College of Central Florida.

Lecanto is positioned at the geographic center of Citrus County at 28 51 N 82 29 W (28.8488, -82.4811). State Road 44 (Gulf to Lake Highway) runs through the center of the CDP, dominant west 7 miles (11 km) to Crystal River and east 10 miles (16 km) to Inverness, the county seat.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 26.9 square miles (69.8 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.03%, is water. In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.6% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $40,826, and the median income for a family was $46,987.

Lecanto is the site of the privately directed Citrus County Detention Facility, which holds a maximum of 760 prisoners of the county, of the federal government, and prisoners from the Virgin Islands. The CDP is served by Citrus County Schools. Elementary schools serving sections of the CDP include Lecanto, Forest Ridge, Rock Crusher, and Hernando. Lecanto Middle School, and Lecanto High School serve the CDP. Citrus County Transit has its command posts in Lecanto, and runs one flex-route service in the area. a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lecanto CDP, Florida".

"Citrus County Detention Facility".

"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Lecanto CDP, FL." "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.

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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