Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County (/vəˈlʃə/, və-LOO-shə) is located in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Florida between the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 census, the county was home to 553,543 people, an increase of 11.9% from the 2010 census. It was founded on December 29, 1854, from part of Orange County, and was named for the community of Volusia, located in northwestern Volusia County. Its first county seat was Enterprise. Since 1887, its county seat has been DeLand.

Volusia County
Volusia County courthouse in DeLand, built in 2001
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°3′N 81°9′W
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedDecember 29, 1854
Named forCommunity of Volusia
SeatDeLand
Largest cityDeltona
Area
  Total1,432.44 sq mi (3,710.0 km2)
  Land1,101.03 sq mi (2,851.7 km2)
  Water331.40 sq mi (858.3 km2)  23.14%
Population
 (2020)
  Total553,543
  Density503/sq mi (194/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts6th, 7th
Websitewww.volusia.org

Volusia County is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan statistical area, as well as part of the larger Orlando–Deltona–Daytona Beach Combined statistical area.

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