Orange City (Florida)

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Orange City
historical town hall
historical town hall
County and state location
Volusia County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Orange City Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1882
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Volusia County
Coordinates : 28 ° 56 ′  N , 81 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 28 ° 56 ′  N , 81 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC − 4 )
Residents : 10,599 (as of 2010)
Population density : 666.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.9 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 )
Height : 10 m
Postcodes : 32763, 32774
Area code : +1 386
FIPS : 12-51825
GNIS ID : 0288188
Website : www.ci.orange-city.fl.us
Mayor : Gary Blair

Orange City is a city in Volusia County in the US state of Florida with 10,599 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

The city borders the cities of Deltona and DeBary and is about 5 km south of DeLand and 40 km north of Orlando .

history

The town was first settled in 1874 and the town itself was finally founded on July 18, 1882. The name of the town is derived from the large orange plantations in the area.

The city received its first rail connection in 1886 when the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway was extended from Jacksonville via Palatka to Sanford . After several sales and restructuring, the route finally came into the possession of CSX Transportation in 1986 .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 10,599 inhabitants were distributed over 5,917 households. The population density was 666.6 inh / km². 85.7% of the population identified themselves as whites, 6.5% as African American , 0.4% as Indians and 1.5% as Asian Americans . 3.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.2% to several ethnic groups. 16.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 23.1% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 43.6% of all households. 56.1% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.11 people and the average family size was 2.75 people.

20.3% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 21.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 22.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 35.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 48 years. 45.1% of the population were male and 54.9% were female.

The median annual income was $ 30,712, with 20.3% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 94.23% of the population, 4.53% spoke Spanish and 1.24% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

Parks

There are a few parks near Orange City like Hontoon Island, Lower Wekiva River Preserve, and Blue Spring State Park. The St. Johns River, Florida's longest river, which forms Lake Monroe south of Orange City, has its source in the latter. The parks are widely used for recreational activities such as kayaking, diving, hiking and camping.

traffic

The urban area is crossed by Interstate 4 and US Highways 17 and 92 ( SR 15 / SR 600 ). The nearest airport is Orlando Sanford International Airport (around 30 km south).

Web links

Commons : Orange City, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Orange City Town History. Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
  2. ^ Gregg Turner: A Short History of Florida Railroads. Arcadia Publishing , Mount Pleasant 2014, ISBN 978-1-439642-54-2
  3. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ FLORIDA - Volusia County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed June 12, 2015 .