Volusia County (, ) is a
county
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located in the east-central part of the
U.S. state
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of
Florida
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between the
St. Johns River
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and the
Atlantic Ocean
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. 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
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Business and economics
Brands and enterprises
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. Since 1887, its
county seat
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has been
DeLand.
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.
Etymology
The origins of the word "Volusia" are unclear, though several theories exist:
# The name came from a word meaning "Land of the Euchee", from the
Euchee Indians who migrated into the area after the
Timucua
The Timucua were a Native American people who lived in Northeast and North Central Florida and southeast Georgia. They were the largest indigenous group in that area and consisted of about 35 chiefdoms, many leading thousands of people. The va ...
Indian cultures declined in the early 1700s.
The Euchees (or Uchees) lived in the area of Spring Gardens, about 10 miles south of Volusia.
# It was named after a British settler named Voluz, who owned a plantation located on the St. Johns River in the late 1700s.
# The name originated from the Veluche, the surname of a French or Belgian owner of the trading post in Volusia. According to some, this was during the British regime, and according to others, it was around 1818. Over time, the name Veluche became anglicized to Volusia.
# The town was established by and named for Jere Volusia.
# The settlement was named by the Spanish after the celebrated Roman jurist
Lucius Volusius Maecianus, who wrote 30 books and tutored
Marcus Aurelius
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, the Roman emperor and philosopher.
History
Volusia County was named after its largest community, Volusia, when the Florida Legislature created it by dividing Orange County on December 29, 1854. At the time, Volusia County had about 600 residents.
The land area of present-day Volusia County was long inhabited by the indigenous
Timucua
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and
Mayaca people
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s. Neither historic group exists today as distinct
ethnic
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tribes, having been decimated by disease and war in the decades after contact with European traders and settlers. The large shell
midden
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s at
Tomoka State Park and other evidence of their historic habitation can still be seen in various areas of Volusia County.
During the British occupation of Florida, a colony known as
New Smyrna was started in southeast Volusia County by
Andrew Turnbull. This colony was connected to
St. Augustine, the capital of
East Florida
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, via the Kings Road. After the failure of the colony the settlers, many of whom were ethnic
Menorca
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n and
Greek
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*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
, traveled the to move to St. Augustine.
The
Seminole
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Indians, descendants of the
Creek tribe of Alabama and Georgia who resisted forced relocation to
Indian Territory
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, also camped in various parts of Volusia County. During the
Second Seminole War
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(1836–1842), the Seminole burned a large sugar plantation in what is today the city of Daytona Beach.
On the east shore of the St. Johns River in Volusia, in present-day
DeBary, General
Winfield Scott
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established a fort/depot in 1836 named Fort Florida.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (23.1%) are covered by water.
Volusia County is bordered on the west by the St. Johns River and
Lake Monroe, and by the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Roughly the size of
Rhode Island
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, Volusia is situated northeast of
Orlando
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Orlando may also refer to:
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, north of the
Kennedy Space Center
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, and south of
Jacksonville
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.
Regions
The Volusia County government divides the county into three regions. This parallels the three calling regions used by
BellSouth
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, the regional phone company:
*East Volusia, also known as the greater Daytona Beach area, or the Halifax area (named for the Halifax River that runs through the area), includes the cities of
Daytona Beach,
Daytona Beach Shores,
Holly Hill,
Ormond Beach,
Ponce Inlet,
Port Orange, and
South Daytona; and the surrounding unincorporated areas close to these cities.
*Southeast Volusia, also known as the greater New Smyrna Beach area, includes the cities of
New Smyrna Beach,
Edgewater, and
Oak Hill; also the unincorporated areas close to these cities.
*West Volusia, also called St. Johns River country (named for the St. Johns River, which lies nearby), includes the cities of Barberville, DeBary,
DeLand,
DeLeon Springs,
Deltona,
Glenwood, Enterprise,
Lake Helen,
Orange City,
Pierson, and
Seville
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, and the surrounding unincorporated areas close to these cities. Deltona is the largest city in Volusia County.
Adjacent counties
*
Flagler County - north
*
Brevard County - south
*
Seminole
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and
Orange Counties- southwest
*
Lake County - west
*
Marion and
Putnam Counties - northwest
Parks and gardens
*
Addison Blockhouse Historic State Park
*
Blue Spring State Park
*
Bulow Creek State Park
*
Canaveral National Seashore
*
De Leon Springs State Park
*
Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill
*
Gemini Springs Park
*
Green Springs Park
*
Hontoon Island State Park
*
Lake Ashby Park
*
Lake George State Forest
*
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
The Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in north central Florida, twenty-five miles west of Daytona Beach, off U.S. Highway 17 in DeLeon Springs.
Description
The refug ...
*
North Peninsula State Park
* Ormond Beach Memorial Art Museum and Gardens
*
Seminole Rest
*
Smyrna Dunes Park
*
Sugar Mill Ruins
*
Tiger Bay State Forest
*
Tomoka State Park
Rivers and waterways
*
Atlantic Ocean
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*
Halifax River
The Halifax River is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, located in northeast Volusia County, Florida. The waterway was originally known as the North Mosquito River, but was renamed after George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax (for ...
*
Intracoastal Waterway
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*
Lake George
*
Lake Monroe
*
Mosquito Lagoon
Mosquito Lagoon is a body of water located on the east coast of Florida in Brevard County, Florida, Brevard and Volusia County, Florida, Volusia counties. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It exte ...
*
Ponce de León Inlet
* Spruce Creek
*
St. Johns River
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*
Tomoka River
Major attractions
*
Athens Theater in DeLand
*
Atlantic Center for the Arts
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Atlantic Center ...
in New Smyrna Beach
*
Bongoland Ruins in Port Orange
*
Daytona International Speedway
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in Daytona Beach
* Decommissioned
DC-7 at
Epic Flight Academy in New Smyrna Beach
*
Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach
*
Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet
*
Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach)
*
New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach
*
Ocean Center (convention center) in Daytona Beach
*
Old Sugar Mill Grill & Griddle House in DeLeon Springs
*
Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Garden in Ormond Beach
*
Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse and Museum in Ponce Inlet
*
Skydive DeLand at DeLand Airport
*
Volusia County Fair and Expo Center in DeLand
*
Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville
Politics
Until 1952, Volusia County was reliably Democratic, with Republicans only winning it once in 1928. From 1952 to 1988, Democrats only carried the county twice, in 1964 and 1976. Democrats then gained ground again by winning the county five times in a row before the county shifted to the right from 2012 onwards.
Law and government
Under Volusia County's council-manager form of government, voters elect a county council, which consists of seven members who serve four-year terms. Five are elected by district; the county chairman and at-large representative are elected county-wide.
The county council establishes ordinances and policies for the county. It also reviews and approves the county budget annually. The county council appoints a county manager, who carries out the will of the council and handles day-to-day business.
Elected officials
Members of the Volusia County Council:
*
County chair:
Jeff Brower
* Councilman-at-large: Jake Johansson
* District 1 council member - Don Dempsey
* District 2 council member - Matt Reinhart
* District 3 council member - Danny Robins
* District 4 council member - Troy Kent (Vice Chair)
* District 5 council member - David Santiago
Constitutional officers, elected county-wide:
[
* Sheriff - Mike Chitwood
* Clerk of the Circuit Court - Laura E. Roth
* Property Appraiser - Larry Bartlett
* Supervisor of Elections - Lisa Lewis
* Tax Collector - Will Roberts
Officers of the 7th Judicial Circuit, which includes Volusia County, elected circuit-wide:
* Chief Judge - Leah R. Case]
* State Attorney - R.J. Larizza
* Public Defender - Matthew Metz
* Twenty-six other circuit judges (elected circuit-wide) and seventeen county judges (elected county-wide)[
]
County offices
* Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand 32720
* Daytona Beach Administration Building, 250 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach 32114
* New Smyrna Beach Administration Office, 111 Canal St., New Smyrna Beach 32168
* Orange City Administration Office, 2744 Enterprise Rd., Orange City 32763
Justice
The county's courts operate from facilities in both DeLand and Daytona Beach. There, they preside over a variety of cases, including felonies, misdemeanors, traffic, and domestic cases in their dockets. An elected prosecutor tries cases for the public. Defendants may find representation through the office of the elected public defender.
The power of electing the county's sheriff lies with the county's residents. The county sheriff is directly responsible to the courts, but also to the state for the enforcement of state laws. The county sheriff's deputies provide law enforcement to the unincorporated areas of Volusia County, and assist the various municipal police departments, such as the Daytona Beach Police Department.
Many volunteers work alongside the paid professionals. Included are Citizen Observer Program (COP), who are volunteers working under the direction of the county sheriff and play a part in the county's policing operations.
The Volusia County Correctional Center and the Volusia County Branch Jail are both located on U.S. Highway 92, also known as International Speedway Boulevard, which is roughly equidistant between DeLand and Daytona Beach. The county's jail imprisons inmates awaiting trial, convicted offenders who have yet to be sentenced, or those who have been sentenced for a term of a year or less. Longer sentences may be served in the Florida state prison system or alternatively in the federal prison system according to the dictates of the offense.
Libraries
The county centrally controls 14 libraries, with DeLand and Daytona Beach-City Island being the largest two. Each library branch is administered by geographic region.
Collections included 869,491 books, 83,943 videos, 58,784 audio materials, 2,051 magazines and newspapers, over 100,000 government documents, and 51 licensed databases. Personal computers for public use are hooked up on broadband in all libraries. An estimated 230,000 Volusia County residents have library cards. One library card is valid at all locations, and materials are lent between locations through a daily courier service and outside the libraries by interlibrary loan. Library cards are free for all Volusia County residents.
Depending on size, the branches have different operating hours; six are open every day of the week (Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach-City Island, Port Orange, New Smyrna Beach, DeLand, and Deltona), three are open six days a week (Edgewater, Hope Place, and DeBary), and five are open five days a week (Daytona Beach-Keech Street, Oak Hill, Pierson, Lake Helen, and Orange City).
The Volusia County Library System was officially started in 1961. Prior to 1961, there were small libraries throughout Volusia County that were maintained by different organizations prevalent in the county. In 1949, Charlotte Smith started an effort to organize the public library system within Volusia County. In 1960, 10 libraries existed in Volusia County, however they were not connected together in a centralized library system. In September 1960, state officials met with librarians and county officials to discuss how the Library Services Act could be applied to Volusia County. A committee was formed to study the conditions of the libraries within the county and determine if organizing the libraries in the county into a centralized system was an appropriate move. After a year the committee found that a countywide library system would be the best course of action for the county. With the development of the Volusia County Library System, a library board was appointed by the governor and the board hired Bradley Simon to be the first director of the Volusia County Library System. During this time, bookmobiles were purchased and sent to rural areas in Volusia County to provide residents there with library services. By 1962, nine public libraries and the bookmobiles were part of the Volusia County Library System, and within the next four years Holly Hill, Ormond Beach, and Orange City joined the system. As new funds were made available, new construction of library facilities occurred, with many of the libraries in the Volusia County Library System being granted new buildings. In 1976 the Deltona Library opened and became the only library that the county fully owned. In 1977 the Dickerson Community Center Library opened and served the black community of Daytona Beach, and is now the John H. Dickerson Heritage Library. Expansion in the 1980s included the construction of buildings for the Port Orange Regional Library in 1984, the Lake Helen Public Library and the Edgewater Public Library in 1988, and the DeLand Regional Library in 1989.
Voter registration
According to the secretary of state's office, Republicans are a plurality of registered voters in Volusia County.
Volusia County has been a swing county in the past, having voted Republican during the Reagan era and then Democratic in favor of Bill Clinton
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in 1992 through Barack Obama in 2008. Since then, it has trended more Republican, and in 2024 Donald Trump
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carried the county with the highest percentage for any candidate from either party since Reagan's 1984 landslide.
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 553,543 people, 220,386 households, and 136,510 families residing in the county.
As of the census
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of 2000, 443,343 people, 184,723 households, and 120,069 families were residing in the county. The population density was . The 211,938 housing units averaged 192 per square mile (74/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 86.11% White, 9.29% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 1.86% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. About 6.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race; ancestry was 13.7% German
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, 11.5% Irish, 11.2% English, 10.7% American, and 8.7% Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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ancestry.
Of the 184,723 households, 24.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.40% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were not families. About 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.82.
In the county, the age distribution was 20.30% under 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% at 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,219, and for a family was $41,767. Males had a median income of $30,573 versus $22,471 for females. The per capita income
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for the county was $19,664. About 7.90% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over.
2016
As of 2016, an estimated 205,310 households were in Volusia County. The total population was 510,806. About 86.8% spoke English as their only language, so 13.2% could speak a language other than English. The largest ancestry groups in the county were English-American
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at 15.7%, German-American
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at 12.3%, Irish-American
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Irish immigration to the United States
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at 11.0% and Italian-American
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at 7.0%.
Economy
The overall gross metro product (GMP) for Volusia County economy increased from $12.98 billion in 2005 to $13.69 billion in 2006; a $709.9 million increase. The GMP is an annual measurement of the total economic output and sales of goods and services provided within the metropolitan statistical area that comprises all of Volusia County and its 16 cities. A GMP of $13.69 billion represents a significant circulation of new capital resources in an economy populated by just over 500,000 residents.
Local consumer confidence and a continued immigration of an estimated 28,800 new residents, new capital investments for new construction exceeding $1.11 billion, and the steady growth of professional and health-care services continued to drive much of the county's economic viability.
Volusia County's manufacturing sector maintained a steady and stable position within the local economy contrary to the declining trends being experienced elsewhere within Florida. The overall number of manufacturers present within the county increased to over 430 in 2006 and accounted for a large portion of the county's GMP. Manufacturing maintains one of the highest of all average wage levels within the county and generates a higher rate of circulation of economic impact than any other business sector that comprises the local economy.
Volusia County's manufacturing sector generated an average annual wage of $37,632 in 2006, well above the county's average annual wage of $32,200 for all workers.
Transportation
Airports
* Bob Lee Flight Strip (Closed)
* Daytona Beach International
* DeLand Municipal Airport
* Massey Ranch Airpark
* New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
* Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
* Pierson Municipal Airport
* Spruce Creek Airport
Spruce Creek Airport is a private airport located in Port Orange, south of the central business district of Daytona Beach, in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It was originally constructed during World War II as an outlying field ...
(Private)
Major roads
* is the main north–south interstate highway along the east coast of the state. Eight interchanges exist within the county, three of them in Daytona Beach.
* is the main east–west interstate highway through Central Florida, but it also serves as the westernmost interstate highway in the county. It contains at least seven interchanges and becomes State Road 400 east of I-95.
* is the main local road through eastern Volusia County, running north–south. It served as the main north–south highway in the state and the eastern half of the county until I-95 was built.
* is the main local road through western Volusia County, running north–south. The road is named Charles Richard Beall Boulevard in DeBary, Volusia Avenue in Orange City, and Woodland Boulevard in DeLand.
*, an east–west route, shares a concurrency with US 17 further south in Polk County until branching off onto the International Speedway Boulevard.
* is the scenic coastal alternate route to US 1, which also includes some county road spurs and extensions.
*, a scenic north–south road, runs from US 17 north of DeLand to US 1 in Bunnell in Flagler County.
*, an east–west road in northern Volusia County enters the county from the Astor Bridge over the St. Johns River and heads east towards Ormond Beach.
*, an east–west road in southern Volusia County, enters the county from the Crows Bluff Bridge over the St. Johns River and heads east towards New Smyrna Beach.
*, an east–west road on the southwestern corner of Volusia County, enters the county from the Mims Bridge over the St. Johns River and enters Brevard County with no major junctions.
* is a connecting east–west road between I-95 and the Port Orange Causeway.
*, a north–south state road, it runs west of SR 5A from Port Orange to Holly Hill. It runs along the eastern border of both Daytona Beach International Airport and Daytona International Speedway
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.
Public transportation
Volusia County Public Transit System (VOTRAN) is the local bus service. The buses offer service throughout the county, Monday through Saturday, from 7 am to 7 pm, and is handicapped-accessible. Limited service is offered in East Volusia in the evenings and on Sundays. The cost is $1.25 per trip, $3.00 for a one-day bus pass, or $40 for a 31-day pass (valid for all VOTRAN routes).
Passenger train service to Volusia County is provided by Amtrak
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on the ''Silver Meteor
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'' and ''Silver Star'' routes.
Service between Volusia County and Orlando is provided by SunRail
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, a commuter rail
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line running from Volusia to Orange County. The initial phase of the project commenced in 2014 and extends service to as far north as DeBary. A planned expansion was to include the DeLand Amtrak station in 2015, but didn't actually reach the station until August 2024.
Education
Public primary and secondary education is handled by Volusia County Schools.
; Public high schools
* Atlantic High School
* DeLand High School
DeLand High School is a public high school in DeLand, Florida, established in 1922, with an enrollment of 3,616 students, a student/teacher ratio of 16.5, and a graduation rate above 90%.
Special programs
International Baccalaureate
DeLand ...
* Deltona High School
* Mainland High School
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* New Smyrna Beach High School
* Pine Ridge High School
* Seabreeze High School
* Spruce Creek High School
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* T. Dewitt Taylor Middle High School
* University High School
* Volusia High School
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando operates area Catholic schools. One of the larger private schools is Father Lopez Catholic High School, the sole Catholic high school in the county.
Colleges and universities
* Bethune-Cookman University
* Daytona State College
* Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
* Keiser University
* Palmer College of Chiropractic
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* Stetson University
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The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 ...
* University of Central Florida
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Vocational
* Advanced Technology College
* Epic Flight Academy
* International Academy Beauty School
* Florida Technical College
* Palmer College of Chiropractic
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* Phoenix East Aviation
* The Airline Academy
* WyoTech
Media
Newspapers
* ''The West Volusia Beacon'': online edition of news publication covering DeLand and West Volusia
* ''The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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It grew from the ''Halifax Journal'', which was started in 1883. The Davidson family purchased the newspaper in 1928 and retained control un ...
'': print and online daily newspaper covering all of Volusia County
* '' The Daytona Times'': print and online weekly newspaper covering all of Volusia County
* ''Orlando Sentinel
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The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is owned by pare ...
'': newspaper and news site based in Orlando with a bureau covering Volusia County
* '' The Avion Newspaper'': student college publication of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach
Television
Public broadcasting station WDSC-TV is located in Daytona Beach and broadcasts to 10 counties in Central Florida
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. Television station WESH
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is allocated to Daytona Beach - Orlando, and its transmission tower is located midway between those two. Otherwise, Volusia County is served by the major TV broadcasting stations in Orlando and Orange County.
Radio
AM
* WELE, 1380 AM, Ormond Beach, ''News/Talk''
* WMFJ, 1450 AM, Daytona Beach, ''Religious''
* WNDB, 1150 AM, Daytona Beach, ''News/Talk/Sports''
* WDJZ, 1590 AM, South Daytona, ''Talk''
* WROD, 1340 AM, Daytona Beach, ''Classic Rock''
* WSBB, 1230 AM, New Smyrna Beach, ''Standards''
* WTJV, 1490 AM, DeLand, ''Spanish Language''
* WYND, 1310 AM, DeLand, ''Religious''
FM
* WAPN, 91.5 FM, Holly Hill, ''Contemporary Christian''
* WAVX-LP, 107.1 FM, Ormond Beach, ''Contemporary Christian''
* WCFB, 94.5 FM, Daytona Beach, ''Urban Adult Contemporary''
* WHOG-FM, 95.7 FM, Ormond-by-the-Sea, ''Classic Rock''
* WIKD-LP, 102.5 FM, Daytona Beach, ''Free-Format''
* WJHM, 101.9 FM, Daytona Beach, ''Classic Hip Hop''
* WJLU, 89.7 FM, New Smyrna Beach, ''Religious''
* WJLU, 97.3 FM, DeLand, ''Religious''
* WKRO-FM, 93.1 FM, Port Orange, ''Country''
* WKTO, 88.9 FM, Edgewater, ''Religious''
* WLGM-LP, 93.9 FM, Edgewater
* WNUE-FM, 98.1 FM, Deltona, ''Spanish Adult Hits''
* WOCL, 105.9 FM, DeLand, ''Oldies''
* WVYB, 103.3 FM, Holly Hill, ''Top 40''
Communities
Cities
* Daytona Beach
* Daytona Beach Shores
* DeBary
* DeLand
* Deltona
* Edgewater
* Holly Hill
* Lake Helen
* New Smyrna Beach
* Oak Hill
* Orange City
* Ormond Beach
* Port Orange
* South Daytona
Towns
* Pierson
* Ponce Inlet
Census-designated places
* DeLand Southwest
* De Leon Springs
* Glencoe
* North DeLand
* Ormond-by-the-Sea
* Samsula-Spruce Creek
* Seville
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* West DeLand
Other unincorporated communities
* Alamana
* Allandale
* Ariel
* Bakerstown
* Barberville
* Beresford
* Bethune Beach
* Blake
* Blue Springs Landing
* Bluffton
* Boden
* Cassadaga
* Cabbage Bluff
* Connersville
* Conrad
* Cow Creek
* Creighton
* Cypress Lake Estates
* Daisy Lake
* Daytona Highridge Estates
* Daytona Park Estates
* Deadman Landing
* DeLand Highlands
* DeLeon Springs Heights
* Edgewater Junction
* Eldora
* Eldridge
* Ellinor Village
* Emporia
* Enterprise
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Business and economics
Brands and enterprises
* Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company
* Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company
* Enterpris ...
* Farmton
* Fatio
* Fort Florida
* Glenwood
* Halifax Estates
* Harbor Oaks
* Hucomer
* Isleboro
* Kalamazoo
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* Lake Ashby Shores
* Lemon Bluff
* Maytown
* Mission City
* Mound Grove
* National Gardens, Florida
* Orange City Hills
* Ortona
* Osteen
* Packwood Place
* Pennichaw
* Riverside
* Seabreeze
* Senyah
* Stone Island
* Sugar Mill Estates
* Tomoka Estates
* Valdez
* Volusia
* Wilbur By-The-Sea
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Volusia County, Florida
* Volusianus
Gaius Vibius Volusianus (Latin: ''Gaius Vibius Afinius Gallus Veldumnianus Volusianus''; died August 253), commonly called Volusian, was a Roman emperor from 251 to 253, ruling with his father Trebonianus Gallus.
After Emperor Decius and his ...
—Roman emperor
Notes
References
External links
Volusia County government sites
Volusia County Government
Volusia County Online Permitting (Connect Live)
Volusia County Economic Development
Volusia County Eco-tourism (ECHO)
Volusia County Library
Volusia County Law Library
Daytona Beach International Airport (Maintained by Volusia County)
Volusia County Clerk of Court
Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization
Volusia County Transit (Votran)
Volusia County Sheriff's Office
Volusia County Supervisor of Elections
Volusia County Property Appraiser
Volusia County History
Municipal Code of Ordinances
Volusia County Public Schools
Other sites
Connell Collection
Approximately 550 photographs of Volusia County and the surrounding area taken between 1900 and 1915. From the State Library & Archives of Florida
Volusia County Collection on the RICHES Mosaic Interface
The Volusia Community for up to date news and information about Volusia County
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Charter counties in Florida
Florida placenames of Native American origin
Populated places established in 1854