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{{short description|Census-designated place in Florida, US. }} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Sugarmill Woods | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Sugarmill Woods Gateway Sign on US 19-98.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = The gateway to Sugarmill Woods on [[U.S. Route 19 in Florida|US 19]]-[[U.S. Route 98 in Florida|98]] | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = Citrus_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sugarmill_Woods_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location in [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus County]] and the state of [[Florida]] | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Florida}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Florida|County]] | subdivision_name2 = {{noflag|[[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus]]}} | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = 1972 | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date2 = | established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 74.14 | area_land_km2 = 74.14 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 28.63 | area_land_sq_mi = 28.63 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 11204 | population_density_km2 = 151.12 | population_density_sq_mi = 391.39 | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi= <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | coordinates = {{coord|28|43|29.2|N|82|31|16.3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> | elevation_m = 25 | elevation_ft = 82 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 34446 | area_code = 352 | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 12-68950<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> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1867212<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref> | website = | footnotes = | official_name = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = }} '''Sugarmill Woods''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated]], [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in southwestern [[Citrus County, Florida]]. The population was 11,204 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 8,287 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Pine%20Ridge%20CDP%20(Citrus%20County),%20Florida |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Homosassa Springs, Florida]] [[Citrus County, Florida|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. ==History== The name is derived from the [[Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park|Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins]] in nearby [[Homosassa, Florida|Homosassa]].<ref name=":2">{{Citation|title=In The Beginning Part 1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-xlife7oC4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6-xlife7oC4| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The settlement was platted in 1972,<ref name=SMW>{{Cite web|title=History of Citrus County and Sugarmill Woods|url=https://www.sugarmillcivic.org/sugarmill-woods-history.php|last=|first=|date=|website=Sugarmill Woods Civic Association|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> with a concept of six villages: Cypress, Oak, Pinewood, Palm, Orange, and Meadow Run β each with its own village center. 24,000 lots were planned.<ref name=":2" /> The first nine holes of Sugarmill Woods Country Club's golf course, two tennis courts, and a swimming pool were completed in 1975.<ref name=SMW /> Amenities included golf courses, and swim and tennis complexes.<ref name=SMW /> ==Geography== Sugarmill Woods is located in southern Citrus County. It is bordered to the north by [[Homosassa Springs, Florida|Homosassa Springs]] and [[Lecanto, Florida|Lecanto]], to the south by [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando County]], to the west by US Highways 19/98 (Suncoast Boulevard), and the east by the [[Suncoast Parkway Extension]] (SR 589 Tollway) traversing the Withlacoochee State Forest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sugarmill Woods CDP has a total area of {{convert|26.6|mi2|km2}}, mostly land, with the exception of several retention ponds.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1990 = 4073 | 2000 = 6409 | 2010 = 8287 | 2020 = 11204 | 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> }} It is important to note that the CDP's demography is subject to [[Snowbird (person)|seasonal migratory owners]] and their preferred registry locations. The CDP's occupancy increases significantly November through April. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2018, the CDP's population was 8,851, of which, 1,507 identified as Veterans.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Sugarmill Woods CDP, Florida|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sugarmillwoodscdpflorida/POP815218|website=www.census.gov|language=en|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> 49.9% of the CDP's residents were 65 and over, 38% were aged 18β64, and 12% were aged 17 or younger. The female population was 53%.<ref name=":1" /> The CDP was 90% White, 5% Latino, 3.4% Asian, and 1.6% Black or African American.<ref name=":1" /> The median household income for the CDP in 2018 was $48,433, with 12.3% in poverty.<ref name=":1" /> ==Parks and recreation== Recreational facilities include: * Sugarmill Woods Country Club - opened in 1975{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} * Oak Village Sports Complex - opened in 1984{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} * Southern Woods Golf Club - opened in 1992{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} * World Woods Golf Club - opened in 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Duncan |first=Derek |date=January 10, 2022 |title=A new chapter for World Woods: The acclaimed Florida 36-hole complex will soon become Cabot Citrus Farms |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/world-woods-cabot-citrus-farms |magazine=Golf Digest |location= |publisher= |access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref> ===The Suncoast Trail=== The [[Florida State Road 589#Suncoast Trail|Suncoast Trail]] is a paved [[Shared use path|multi-use path]] (MUP) traversing the {{convert|42|mi}} of the Suncoast Parkway (SR 589). Its northern trailhead is located at its intersection with US Highway 98, east of Oak Village. Planned for completion in 2022,{{update inline|date=April 2023}} the "Suncoast 2" project will extend the trail another {{convert|13|mi}} and provide another access point for Sugarmill Woods at Oak Park Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suncoast Parkway 2, Phase 1|url=https://floridasturnpike.com/turnpike-projects/featured-projects/suncoastparkway2/suncoast-parkway-2-phase-1/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Florida's Turnpike|language=en-US}}</ref> Citrus County currently has plans for a MUP along US HWY 98 from the south-side intersection with Oak Village Boulevard, to the US HWY 98 trailhead.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} ==Government== ===Owner associations=== The mix of property types in Sugarmill Woods dictated that the main associations be designated as Property Owners Associations (POA) instead of Homeowner Associations (HOA). The POAs are Cypress Village, Oak Village, and Southern Woods.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} The Hammocks, Oakleaf, and Fairway Woods have their own recorded HOAs, while Cypress Run, Pinewood Gardens, Springwood, 3rd Fairway Condominiums I & II, The Villas at Beechwood Point, Pinewood and Fairway Run are condominium associations.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} The POAs, certain HOAs and condo associations, administer and enforce their own restrictions and bylaws. They are typically structured to include a board of directors and several committees dedicated to the various concerns of the organization, such as Architectural Control, Rules & Regulations, Deed Restrictions, Common Areas, Finance, Public Safety, and Communications.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} In Cypress Village, elected board directors are permitted to serve two consecutive 3-year terms without a maximum number of terms, while committee members serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors by invitation, and without term limits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cypress Village POA Governing Documents|url=https://www.cypressvillagesugarmillwoods.com/deed-restrictions-cypress-village-homosassa.php}}</ref> ===Politics=== Sugarmill Woods is located within Precinct 307 of Citrus County. In May 2020, Precinct 307 had 8,994 registered voters, 4,778 (53.1%) listed as Republican, 2,146 (23.9%) Democrats, 1,946 (21.6%) No Party Affiliation (NPA), and 124 (1.4%) Other Parties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistics for Precinct 307 of Citrus County|url=https://www.voterfocus.com/PrecinctFinder/precinctStatistics?county=FL-CIT&precinct=307|website=www.voterfocus.com|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> ==Education== Sugarmill Woods is served by the [[Citrus County School District]]. ==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== Sugarmill Woods is served by Citrus County roads and US Highways 19 and 98.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Low Speed and All-Terrain Vehicles|url=https://www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/consumer-education/low-speed-vehicles/|website=Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles|language=en|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> ===Emergency services=== A Citrus County Fire Rescue and Sheriff's Office precinct are located here.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://sugarmillcivic.org/ Sugarmill Woods Civic Association] {{Citrus County, Florida}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in Citrus County, Florida]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Citrus County, Florida]] [[Category:Planned communities in Florida]]
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