▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁up ▁from ▁ 4 , 0 2 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁CD P ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁The ▁Vill ages ▁of ▁Cit rus ▁Hills , ▁a ▁master - pl anned ▁community ▁first ▁developed ▁by ▁Ger ald ▁Nash ▁and ▁Sam ▁Tam pos i ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁( Al though ▁sharing ▁a ▁similar ▁name ▁with ▁The ▁Vill ages , ▁the ▁well - known ▁giant ▁Central ▁Florida ▁ret irement ▁community , ▁the ▁two ▁develop ments ▁are ▁not ▁related .) ▁ ▁Geography ▁Cit rus ▁Hills ▁is ▁located ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Cit rus ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 2 8 . 8 8 6 0 8 7 , ▁- 8 2 . 4 2 3 4 5 0 ). ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁P ine ▁R idge ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Hern ando ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁In ver ness ▁High lands ▁North ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁and ▁L ec anto ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁west . ▁Cit rus ▁Hills ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁In ver ness , ▁the ▁Cit rus ▁County ▁seat . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Cit rus ▁Hills ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 0 5 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 , 0 2 9 ▁people , ▁ 1