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Volusia County
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county in Florida, United States of America
Volusia County is a county located in Florida on the east coast of the United States. It is known for its beaches and as the home of Daytona Beach, which is famous for motorsports racing.
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Encyclopedic overview
Volusia County (/vəˈluːʃə/ , və-LOO-shə) is a county 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 a portion of Orange County, and was named for the community of Volusia, located in northwestern Volusia County. The original county seat was Enterprise. Since 1887, the county seat 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
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