More historic than 6% of U.S. towns · #449 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Pine Ridge was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1895 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pine Ridge is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #449 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Ridge’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pine Ridge’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Pine Ridge’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pine Ridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1895Tsala Apopka sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pine Ridge.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hartshorn
1895–1897
Cordeal
1897–1901
Holder
1901–today
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Hamlets and corners on the map
Holder
1cemetery inside Pine Ridge
Fero Memorial Gardens
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Pine Ridge, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pine Ridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,042 at the 2020 census, up from 9,598 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Homosassa Springs, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,598 to 11,042 (+15%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Pine Ridge, 1895 to 1901
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Pine Ridge is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #449 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Pine Ridge?
0.0% of Pine Ridge’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 2003.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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