Editing DeBary, Florida

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<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                            = DeBary, Florida
| official_name                   = City of DeBary
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| nickname                        = The River City
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| established_title               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = December 31, 1993
| founder                         = 
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title                    = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name                     = Karen Chasez
| leader_title1                   = [[City manager]]
| leader_name1                    = Carmen Rosamonda
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| area_total_sq_mi                = 21.79
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 18.95
| area_water_sq_mi                = 2.84
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| elevation_ft                    = 56
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| population_total                = 22260
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi        = 1174.61
| population_urban                = 147,713
| population_metro                = 494,593
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| postal_code                     = 32713, 32753
| area_code                       = [[Area code 386|386]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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[[Image:Lowlands Along the St. Johns River.jpg|thumb|right|''St. Johns River'' in c. 1915]]
[[Image:Steamer Frederick DeBary.jpg|thumb|right|''S.S. Frederick DeBary'' in 1910]]
[[Image:DeBary Hall2.jpg|thumb|right|Historic DeBary Hall]]

'''DeBary''' is a city in [[Volusia County, Florida]], United States, on the eastern shore of the [[St. Johns River]] near [[Lake Monroe (Florida)|Lake Monroe]]. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. Census]], the city had a population of 20,696. It is part of the [[Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area]], which was home to 553,284 people in 2019.

==History==
The [[Timucuan]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]] once lived in the vicinity of Lake Monroe, where the domain of Chief [[Agua Dulce people|Utina]] extended to just north of Lake George.  They hunted, fished, and gathered plants and berries from the forest.  By 1760, however, the Timucua had disappeared and been replaced by the [[Seminole]] tribe from [[Alabama]] and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].  Florida was acquired from [[Spain]] in 1821, but the [[Seminole Wars]] delayed settlement.  In 1866, Elijah Watson of [[Enterprise, Florida|Enterprise]] sold land to Oliver and Amanda Arnett on the northern shore of the St. Johns River at Lake Monroe, where they built a house.

The couple in turn sold {{convert|400|acre|km2}} in 1871 to (Samuel) Frederick deBary, a wealthy wine merchant from [[New York City]], and that same year, he erected a [[hunting cabin|hunting lodge]].  Called "[[DeBary Hall]]", the 8,000-sq-ft (700-m<sup>2</sup>), 20-room [[Italianate]] [[mansion]] featured a two-tiered [[veranda]], [[stables]], an ice house, and the state's first [[swimming pool]], fed by a [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring]].  Visitors included Presidents [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and [[Grover Cleveland]].  Over time, he acquired an additional {{convert|9,000|acre|km2}}, planting [[orange (fruit)|orange]] groves and [[pecan]] trees. Some debate remains as to whether this was actually the first pool in Florida, as a St. Augustine pool has also made the same claim.  One possibility is that this was the first spring-fed pool in the state, <!-- (See Orlando Sentinel article).
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In 1875, deBary bought a small [[steamboat]], the ''George M. Bird'', to transport his horses and dogs along the St. Johns River for hunting expeditions, and also to take fruit to market.  He established the DeBary Merchants' Line in 1876, a steamship service contracted to carry mail between [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] and Enterprise.  It acquired the [[sidewheeler]] ''Frederick DeBary''.  In 1883, the firm merged with the Baya Line, owned by Colonel H.T. Baya, to create the DeBary-Baya Merchants' Line, with 13 steamboats and a crew of 3,000 running to [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]].  The DeBary-Baya Merchants' Line sold its business in 1889 to the Clyde Line, which survived until 1928.

Frederick deBary died in 1898, and his mansion is today a restored museum, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1972.  The estate, reduced to {{convert|10|acre|m2}}, now features the community's oldest building, the Arnett House.  Incorporated in 1993,<ref name=":0" /> the City of DeBary is named for its noted settler.

==Geography==
DeBary is located at {{coord|28.884224|-81.310995|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|21.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|18.2|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} (15.02%) are covered by water. [[Konomac Lake]], a reservoir for [[Florida Power & Light]], is located in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konomac Lake |url=https://www.lake-link.com/florida-lakes/volusia-county/konomac-lake/304707/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Lake-Link}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2005-10-06 |title=Lake's levee in DeBary raises my worry level |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/10/06/lakes-levee-in-debary-raises-my-worry-level-2/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Voyles Pulver |first=Dinah |date=2016-06-22 |title=DeBary developer strip clears land without permits |url=https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2016/06/22/debary-developer-strip-clears-land-without-permits/27499584007/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=Daytona Beach News-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The geography of the city was heavily altered to dredge out Konomac Lake.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Stewart |first=Sheila K. |url=https://debary.org/DocumentCenter/View/728/Archaeological-Survey |title=City of DeBary Archaeological Survey |last2=Jones |first2=Paul L. |last3=Jones |first3=Lucy D. |date=September 1999 |publisher=[[Panamerican Consultants]] |location=[[Tampa, Florida]] |pages=4, 46 |language=en |format=}}</ref> <!-- DeBary is situated on the St. Johns River near [[Lake Monroe (Florida)|Lake Monroe]].
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2362
|1970= 3154
|1980= 4980
|1990= 7176
|2000= 15559
|2010= 19320
|2020= 22260
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2010-07-17}}</ref><ref>Census numbers enumerated before 2000 were for ''DeBary [[Census-designated place|CDP]]''</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''DeBary racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - DeBary city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=DeBary+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - DeBary city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=DeBary+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|16,164
|16,419
|83.66%
|73.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|721
|1,059
|3.73%
|4.76%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|47
|52
|0.24%
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|358
|493
|1.85%
|2.21%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|2
|11
|0.01%
|0.05%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|37
|123
|0.19%
|0.55%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|235
|857
|1.22%
|3.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,756
|3,246
|9.09%
|14.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,320'''
|'''22,260'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 22,260 people, 8,235 households, and 5,555 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: DeBary city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=DeBary+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 19,320 people, 7,955 households, and 5,634 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: DeBary city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=DeBary+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

In 2010, the population density was {{convert|1018|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The population was distributed as 20.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

==Public transportation==

===Bus===
DeBary is served by [[Volusia County Public Transit System|VOTRAN]]'s #23,#31, #32, and #33 routes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.votran.org/WestVolusia2013b.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032511/http://www.votran.org/WestVolusia2013b.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Rail===
[[File:DeBary SunRail Station; Train Arrives.JPG|thumb|SunRail commuter train at DeBary Station]]
DeBary is served by [[SunRail]], the Central Florida commuter rail system.

== Parks and recreation ==
DeBary boasts several large parks and open land, each serving several outdoor activities.

'''City parks'''
* Alexandra Park
* Bill Keller Park
* Community Park
* Eagle's Nest Park
* Gateway Park
* Memorial Park
* Power Park
* River City Nature Park
* Rob Sullivan Park
'''Volusia County parks'''
* [[DeBary Hall]]
* [[Gemini Springs Park]]
* Lake Monroe Park

==Notable people==

* [[Luke Delaney (astronaut)|Luke Delaney]] (born 1979), astronaut
* [[John Flemm]], businessman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election 2024: Meet the Candidates – Volusia County Clerk of Courts |url=https://beacononlinenews.com/2024/07/17/election-2024-meet-the-candidates-volusia-county-clerk-of-courts/ |work=[[The West Volusia Beacon]] |access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>
* Keith Greene (born 1992), professional golfer

== Education ==
{{See also|Volusia County Schools}}

Public primary and secondary education is handled by [[Volusia County Schools]]. The one elementary school in DeBary is DeBary Elementary. Students attend middle and high schools in the nearby cities of [[Deltona]] and [[Orange City, Florida|Orange City]].

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{Commons category|DeBary, Florida}}
* [http://debary.org/ City of DeBary]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026133546/http://geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/8428/hikeplans/debary/plandebary.html DeBary Historic Trail]
* [http://debaryhall.com/ DeBary Hall Historic Site]

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