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citrus fruits

(Encyclopedia) citrus fruits, widely used edible fruits of plants belonging to Citrus and related genera of the family Rutaceae (orange family). Included are the tangerine, citrange, tangelo, orange…

Garey, Thomas Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Garey, Thomas Andrew, 1830–1909, American pioneer in citrus culture, b. Cincinnati. He traveled from Iowa to California by ox team (1849–52). In 1865 he built a citrus nursery on land…

Covina

(Encyclopedia) Covina Covina kōvēˈnə [key], city (2020 pop. 51,268), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The…

Lakeland

(Encyclopedia) Lakeland, resort city (1990 pop. 70,576), Polk co., central Fla., in the highland region; inc. 1885. It is an important processing and shipping center for a citrus-fruit and phosphate-…

lime, in botany

(Encyclopedia) lime, in botany, small shrublike tree (Citrus aurantifolia) of the family Rutaceae (rue family), one of the citrus fruit trees, similar to the lemon but more spreading and irregular in…

Winter Haven

(Encyclopedia) Winter Haven, resort city (1990 pop. 24,725), Polk co., central Fla; settled 1883. It is a marketing, processing, and shipping center for one of the state's chief citrus-fruit regions…

Citrus County, FL Social Statistics

Citrus county florida dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school19,963100.0Nursery school,…

Citrus County, FL Economic Statistics

Citrus county florida dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over100,484100.0In labor force41,64441.4Civilian…

Citrus County, FL Housing Statistics

Citrus county florida dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units62,204100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached39,36063.31-unit, attached1…

Citrus County, FL Census Data

Florida Citrus County, Florida People QuickFactsCitrus CountyFloridaPopulation, 2005 estimate 134,37017,789,864Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 13.8%11.3%Population,…