Volusia County
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | DeLand |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Volusia County County Administration Building 123 W. Indiana Avenue DeLand, Florida 32720 |
Foundation : | December 29, 1854 |
Made up from: | Orange County |
Area code : | 001 386 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 494,593 (2010) |
Population density : | 173.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 3710 km² |
Water surface : | 853 km² |
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Website : volusia.org |
The Volusia County is a county in the state of Florida in the United States . The county seat is DeLand .
history
Volusia County was formed on December 29, 1854 from parts of Orange County. It was named after a settlement on the St. Johns River .
geography
The county has an area of 3710 square kilometers, of which 853 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Brevard County , Seminole County , Lake County , Marion County , Putnam County, and Flagler County . Together with Flagler County, the county forms the metropolitan area of Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 1158 | - | |
1870 | 1723 | 48.8% | |
1880 | 3294 | 91.2% | |
1890 | 8467 | 157% | |
1900 | 10,003 | 18.1% | |
1910 | 16,510 | 65.1% | |
1920 | 23,374 | 41.6% | |
1930 | 42,757 | 82.9% | |
1940 | 53,710 | 25.6% | |
1950 | 74,229 | 38.2% | |
1960 | 125,319 | 68.8% | |
1970 | 169,487 | 35.2% | |
1980 | 258,762 | 52.7% | |
1990 | 370.712 | 43.3% | |
2000 | 443.343 | 19.6% | |
2010 | 494,593 | 11.6% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Volusia County had 494,593 people in 253,924 households. The population density was 173.1 people per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 82.5% white, 10.5% African American , 0.4% American Indian and 1.5% Asian Americans . 2.9% were members of other races and 2.1% of different races. 11.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 35.7% of all households lived in 25.1% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 62.6% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.31 people and the average family size was 2.84 people.
21.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 21.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.2% were 40 to 59 years old, and 28.2% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 45 years. 48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% were female.
The median income for a household in the 43,419 USD , while 16.0% of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the first language of 87.34% of the population, Spanish was spoken by 8.12% and 4.54% had another mother tongue.
Further educational institutions
- Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach
- Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Daytona Beach
- Keizer College in Daytona Beach
- Florida Technical College at DeLand
- Stetson University at DeLand
Places in Volusia County
Volusia County localities with 2010 census population :
Cities :
- Daytona Beach - 61,005 residents
- Daytona Beach Shores - 4,247 residents
- DeBary - 19,320 residents
- DeLand ( County Seat ) - 27,031 residents
- Deltona - 85,182 inhabitants
- Edgewater - 20,750 residents
- Flagler Beach - 4,484 residents
- Holly Hill - 11,659 residents
- Lake Helen - 2,624 residents
- New Smyrna Beach - 22,464 residents
- Oak Hill - 1,792 residents
- Orange City - 10,599 inhabitants
- Ormond Beach - 38,137 residents
- Port Orange - 56,048 inhabitants
- South Daytona - 12,252 residents
Towns :
- Pierson - 1,736 inhabitants
- Ponce Inlet - 3,032 residents
- DeLeon Springs - 2,614 residents
- DeLand Southwest - 1,052 residents
- Glencoe - 2,582 residents
- North DeLand - 1,450 residents
- Ormond-by-the-Sea - 7,406 inhabitants
- Samsula-Spruce Creek - 5,047 residents
- Seville - 614 inhabitants
- West DeLand - 3,535 residents
Web links
- Volusia County Government (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 306921. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
Coordinates: 29 ° 4 ′ N , 81 ° 8 ′ W