Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County
County
Volusia County courthouse in DeLand, built in 2001
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Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°3′N 81°9′W / 29.050°N 81.150°W / 29.050; -81.150
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	December 29, 1854
Named for	Community of Volusia
Seat	DeLand
Largest city	Deltona
Area
• Total	1,432 sq mi (3,710 km2)
• Land	1,101 sq mi (2,850 km2)
• Water	331 sq mi (860 km2)  23.14%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	553,543
• Density	503/sq mi (194/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.volusia.org

Volusia County is a county in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is bordered by St. Johns River to the west and the south, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The county was founded on December 29, 1854. At the 2020 census, 553,543 people lived there.^[1] It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is DeLand, and the largest municipality is Deltona.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Volusia County, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 23, 2023.