DeLand, Florida

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Image:Dog Parade in Deland.jpg DeLand is the county seat of Volusia County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,904. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 22,857.^[1] DeLand, nicknamed the "Athens of Florida", is the home of Stetson University.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

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History

The city is named for Henry A. DeLand. It was founded in 1876, and incorporated in 1882. DeLand was the first city in Florida to have electricity.

Stetson University in DeLand is Florida's first private university, founded in 1883 by Henry A. DeLand and originally called the DeLand Academy. John B. Stetson, whose name is also associated with the hats he manufactured, was a founding trustee of the university; the university was named after him in 1889. In 1900, Stetson created the first law school in Florida.

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Geography

Image:FLMap-doton-DeLand.PNG DeLand is located at Template:Coor dms (29.028949, -81.300446).Template:GR

DeLand is about half way between Orlando and Daytona Beach.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.6 km² (16.1 mi²). 41.1 km² (15.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.18% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 20,904 people, 8,375 households, and 4,631 families residing in the city. The population density was 508.6/km² (1,317.1/mi²). There were 9,272 housing units at an average density of 225.6/km² (584.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.96% White, 19.18% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.00% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. 8.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,375 households out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.0% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,712, and the median income for a family was $35,329. Males had a median income of $26,389 versus $20,114 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,936. 19.0% of the population and 14.2% of families were below the poverty line. 31.3% of those under the age of 18 and 8.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Image:Manatees in Blue Spring2.jpg

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