DeLand, Florida

DeLand, Florida
City
City of DeLand
Downtown DeLand
Downtown DeLand
Official seal of DeLand, Florida
Seal
Nickname: 
"The Athens of Florida"
Location in Volusia County and the state of Florida
Location in Volusia County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 29°01′21″N 81°17′11″W / 29.02250°N 81.28639°W / 29.02250; -81.28639[1]
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyVolusia
Settled (Persimmon Hollow)1846-1876[2]
Settled (DeLand)December 6, 1876[2]
Incorporated
(City of DeLand)		1882[2]
Named forHenry Addison DeLand
Government
 • TypeCommission–Manager
 • MayorChris Cloudman
 • Vice MayorCharles Paiva
 • CommissionersJessica Davis,
Kevin Reid, and
Daniel Reed
 • City ManagerMichael Pleus
 • City ClerkJulie Hennessy
Area
[3]
 • Total
19.50 sq mi (50.52 km2)
 • Land19.28 sq mi (49.93 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
Elevation
[4]
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
37,351
 • Density1,937.49/sq mi (748.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST) 9)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
32720–32724
Area code386
FIPS code12-16875[5]
GNIS feature ID0281473[4]
Websitewww.deland.org

DeLand is a city in and the county seat of Volusia County, Florida, United States. The city sits approximately 34 miles (55 km) north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 37,351.

The city was founded in 1876, and was named for its founder, Henry Addison DeLand.[6] DeLand is home to Stetson University, Florida's oldest private college, as well as the Museum of Art - DeLand. The DeLand Municipal Airport serves as an uncontrolled general aviation reliever airport to commercial operations at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) and Orlando International Airport (MCO).

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference DLHistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "De Land" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 943.