Daytona Beach, Florida : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Daytona Beach

Official name

Daytona Beach

Settlement type

City

Country

United States

State

Florida

County

Volusia County, FloridaVolusia

Incorporated

July 1876

Government

Type

Commission-Manager

Mayor

Glenn Ritchey

City Manager

James Chisholm

Geography

Total Area

64.93 sq mi (168.2 km2)

Land Area

58.68p sq mi (152 km2)

Water Area

6.25 sq mi (16.2 km2)

Elevation

9 ft (2.7 m)

Demography

Total Population

64211 (1 July 2008)

Density (pop.)

421.7/km² (1092.6/sq mi)

Metro (pop.)

496575

Other information

Time zone

Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

ZIP code

32114-32126, 32198

Area code

386

FIPS code

12-16525

GNIS feature ID

0281353

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Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona � Daytona Beach � Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had a 2006 population of 496,575. Daytona Beach is a principal city in the Fun Coast region of the state of Florida.

The city is historically known as having a beach where the hard packed sand allows motorized vehicles to drive on the beach in restricted areas. This hard packed sand made Daytona Beach a mecca for motorsports, with the old Daytona Beach Road Course having hosted races for over 50 years. This course was replaced in 1959 by the Daytona International Speedway. The city is also the headquarters for NASCAR and the Grand American Road Racing Association.

Daytona Beach is a year-round family-friendly resort area, but could also accurately be called a seasonal town, with large groups of out-of-towners descending upon the city for various events, most notably Speedweeks in early February when over 200,000 NASCAR fans come to attend the season-opening Daytona 500. Other events include the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race in July, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in late October, and the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race in January.