DeLand is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Volusia County. 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. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 27,031. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which was home to 590,289 people as of the 2010 census.
The city was founded in 1876, and was named for its founder, Henry Addison DeLand. 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).
On February 2, 2007, DeLand and the surrounding area was the site of a major tornado outbreak.
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Near the town
father built my home in 1949
Great neighborhood and a park for the kids to play in
Friendly neighborhood with good hearted people a place you can raise the grandkids in
Well - like a lot of Florida cities and towns - there are in general no sidewalks. The mass transit in the general area of what people use as "Deland" and abutting little towns is pretty non-existent. There isn't much of a choice in grocery shopping and without someone driving a vehicle little way to get there.
There are some state parks very nearby if you like nature, have a way to get there and can do things on your own. The activities at the parks aren't "senior oriented."
There are few things occurring for free.