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Ocala (/ oʊ ˈ k æ l ə / oh-KAL-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Florida, United States. [8] Located in North Central Florida, the city's population was 63,591 as of the 2020 census, up from 56,315 at the 2010 census and making it the 43rd-most populated city in Florida. [5]
Marion County is a county located in the North Central region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 375,908. [2] Its county seat is Ocala. [3] Marion County comprises the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. [4] It includes part of Ocala National Forest, which also extends into three other counties.
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.
It is bordered to the north by Ocala, the county seat, to the east by Interstate 75, and to the northwest by Florida State Road 200. Liberty Triangle was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census, at which time the population was 23,759. [3] It is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On Top of the World is a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Marion County, Florida, United States. It is 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Ocala, the county seat. On Top of the World was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, when it had a population of 12,668. [3] It is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The first state highway it intersects with is SR 780. On the Sarasota-Manatee County line, it also intersects with CR 610, which takes commuters from Ringling College of Art and Design, University of South Florida's Sarasota/Manatee Campus, New College of Florida, and Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport to Interstate 75.
Silver Springs Shores is located at (29.101279, -82.012439 It is 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the center of Ocala, the county seat.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.1 square miles (39 km 2), of which 14.9 square miles (39 km 2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km 2), or 1.42%, are water.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.