The Sterile Cuckoo was directed by Tim Burton.
Citrus City is a census-designated place -LRB- CDP -RRB- in Hidalgo County , Texas .. County. List of counties in Texas. Hidalgo. Hidalgo County, Texas. census-designated place. census-designated place. Hidalgo County. Hidalgo County, Texas. Texas. Texas. The population was 2,321 at the 2010 United States Census .. 2010 United States Census. 2010 United States Census. 2010 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen -- Edinburg -- Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area .. McAllen. McAllen, Texas. Edinburg. Edinburg, Texas. Mission. Mission, Texas. Metropolitan Statistical Area. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area. The town was founded in 1943 by Howard Moffitt , a builder known for his vernacular Moffitt cottage architectural style , as part of a planned regional orange and grapefruit growing community .. Moffitt cottage. Moffitt cottage. The local irrigation system proved to be too saline for fruit production , and the plans for a large town were revised .. A few Moffitt houses survive in Citrus City .