Editing Beverly Hills, Florida

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'''Beverly Hills''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] in [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus County]], [[Florida]], United States. The population was 9,961 at the 2020 census, up from 8,445 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1206125| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180655/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1206125| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Beverly Hills CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 25, 2014}}</ref> It is part of the [[Homosassa Springs, Florida]] [[Citrus County, Florida|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Sam Kellner, a Jewish businessman from New York, made a fortune in the tire business during the 1930s and 1940s, after which he went into construction and real estate development. Around 1960 he purchased 3,500 acres of land in interior Citrus County. Within a few years, Kellner began to develop the former cattle land, selling simple, single-story homes to retirees from the urban North, especially New York and Detroit. Kellner named his new venture Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills was among the first retirement-oriented planned communities in Central Florida. Like other such developments in [[South Florida]] and the [[Tampa Bay area|Tampa-St. Petersburg]] area, a private company—Kellner’s Rolling Oaks Corporation—owned most of the non-residential property, including a nearby lumberyard and concrete plant. Purchasing land in a rural, inland area allowed Kellner to market the new community to working class retirees at affordable prices. Beverly Hills proved an early success, growing from 20 homes in the spring of 1962 to around 400 by the end of 1965. In 1972, the development’s population reached 4,500 residents living in 2,200 homes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISJL - Florida Citrus County Encyclopedia|url=https://www.isjl.org/florida-citrus-county-encyclopedia.html|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life|language=en}}</ref>

In 1980, Beverly Hills Development Corp. purchased the subdivision from original developer Sam Kellner in 1980 and nine years later it was sold to Morrison Homes, the Atlanta-based home builder which ceased selling homes in the subdivision in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morrison retires from building Beverly Hills|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/03/02/morrison-retires-from-building-beverly-hills/|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Beverly Hills is located in north-central Citrus County at {{Coord|28.917466|-82.456167|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is nearly surrounded by the community of [[Pine Ridge, Citrus County, Florida|Pine Ridge]], except for a small area on the west where it is bordered by [[Black Diamond, Florida|Black Diamond]]. [[County Road 491 (Citrus County, Florida)|County Road 491]] (North Lecanto Highway) forms the northwestern edge of the Beverly Hills CDP, leading northeast {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 41 in Florida|U.S. Route 41]] and southwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Florida State Road 44|State Road 44]] in [[Lecanto, Florida|Lecanto]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 6163
| 2000 = 8317
| 2010 = 8445
| 2020 = 9961
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 8,317 people, 4,401 households, and 2,583 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2,922.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,925 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,730.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.71% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.60% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.97% of the population.

There were 4,401 households, out of which 10.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.35.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 10.8% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 13.2% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 54.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,875, and the median income for a family was $31,505. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,857 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,014.  About 8.4% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Public transportation==
[[Citrus County Transit]]'s Orange route serves Beverly Hills.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/commserv/trans/transportation.htm |title=Transportation |access-date=2013-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233811/http://www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/commserv/trans/transportation.htm |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education==
The CDP is served by [[Citrus County Schools]].<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1206125_beverly_hills/DC10BLK_P1206125_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Beverly Hills CDP, FL]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 3, 2017. Compare this map to the attendance boundary maps of the school district.</ref> Residents are divided between Forest Ridge Elementary School and Central Ridge Elementary School.<ref>"[http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/pgm/DistrictMaps_files/13-14-elementary_2013_14-VT-AllStreets-Apprv-4-9-13.pdf Citrus County Elementary School Attendance Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226054955/http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/pgm/DistrictMaps_files/13-14-elementary_2013_14-VT-AllStreets-Apprv-4-9-13.pdf |date=2015-02-26 }}." [[Citrus County Schools]]. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.</ref> Residents are divided between [[Citrus Springs, Florida|Citrus Springs]] Middle and [[Lecanto, Florida|Lecanto]] Middle.<ref>"[http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/pgm/DistrictMaps_files/13-14-MiddleSchool_2013_14-AllStreets-Apprv-4-9-13.pdf Citrus County Middle School Attendance Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226054950/http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/pgm/DistrictMaps_files/13-14-MiddleSchool_2013_14-AllStreets-Apprv-4-9-13.pdf |date=2015-02-26 }}." [[Citrus County Schools]]. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.</ref> All residents are zoned to [[Lecanto High School]].<ref>"[http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/pgm/DistrictMaps_files/13-14-highschool_2013-14-AllStreets-Apprv-4-9-13.pdf Citrus County High School Attendance Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226055000/http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/pgm/DistrictMaps_files/13-14-highschool_2013-14-AllStreets-Apprv-4-9-13.pdf |date=2015-02-26 }}." [[Citrus County Schools]]. Retrieved on February 2, 2017.</ref>

St. Paul’s Lutheran School is a Christian Pre-K-8 school of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] in Beverly Hills.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Paul's Lutheran School |url=http://www.stpauls.edu/default.asp?sec_id=180011510&nc=3:27:00%20AM |accessdate=27 January 2020}}</ref>

The Central Ridge Library of Citrus Libraries is in Beverly Hills.<ref>"[https://www.citruslibraries.org/locations-hours/ Locations & Hours] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205181756/https://www.citruslibraries.org/locations-hours/ |date=2017-02-05 }}." Citrus Libraries. Retrieved on February 4, 2017. "CENTRAL RIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY 425 W. Roosevelt Blvd. Beverly Hills, FL 34465"</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.visitcitrus.com Citrus County Visitors & Convention Bureau]

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