Editing Orange City, Florida

{{Short description|City in the United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Orange City, Florida
| official_name      = City of Orange City
| settlement_type    = [[City (Florida)|City]]
| image_skyline      = Orange City Town Hall1.jpg
| image_caption      = [[Orange City Town Hall]]
| image_seal         = Seal of Orange City, Florida.png
| nickname           = The Heart of Southwest Volusia
| image_map          = Volusia County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Orange City Highlighted.svg
| map_caption        = Location in [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]] and the state of [[Florida]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|28|55|34|N|81|17|13|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign nations|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[United States of America]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Florida]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of Florida counties|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]]
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1882
| government_type    = [[Council–manager government|Council–Manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Kelli Marks
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Dale Arrington
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_water_percent = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 7.92
| area_land_sq_mi    = 7.82
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.10
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 30
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 12632
| population_density_sq_mi = 1615.97
| timezone1          = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset1        = -5
| timezone1_DST      = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = -4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 32763
| area_code          = [[Area code 386|386]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 12-51825<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0288188<ref name="GR3" />
| website            = {{URL|www.orangecityfl.gov}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 20.50
| area_land_km2      = 20.25
| area_water_km2     = 0.25
| population_density_km2 = 623.93
}}
'''Orange City''' is a town in [[Volusia County, Florida]], United States. It is a part of the [[Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area]]. As of the 2020 US census, the city had a population of 12,632.

==Geography==
Orange City is located at {{coord|28.941273|-81.292722|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|18.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|18.3|km2|disp=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|km2|disp=flip}} or 1.31%, is covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Orange City city, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 16, 2012}}</ref>

===History===
Orange City was incorporated as a city in 1882. The city was named for the thousands of acres of orange groves in and around the city. Twelve years later, the [[Great Freeze]] wiped out the orange groves for which the town was named.<ref name="orangecityfl.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.orangecityfl.org/about-our-city/orange-city-town-history/|title = Orange City Town History – City of Orange City}}</ref>

Orange City received the "highest award that the world can give" for its water at the 1904 [[Louisiana Purchase Exposition]]. [[John D. Rockefeller]] Sr. had Orange City Mineral Springs water sent to him wherever he traveled, and even used it for bathing.<ref name="orangecityfl.org"/>

===Historic places===
Sites on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in Orange City include:
* [[Dickinson Memorial Library and Park]]
* [[Louis P. Thursby House]]
* [[Orange City Colored School]]
* [[Orange City Historic District]]
* [[Orange City Town Hall]]
* [[Seth French House]]
* [[1876 Heritage Inn]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 365
|1910= 490
|1920= 497
|1930= 572
|1940= 489
|1950= 797
|1960= 1598
|1970= 1777
|1980= 2795
|1990= 5347
|2000= 6604
|2010= 10599
|2020= 12632
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Orange City 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) - Orange City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Orange+City+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) - Orange City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Orange+City+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|7,852
|7,930
|74.08%
|62.78%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|609
|967
|5.75%
|7.66%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|34
|27
|0.32%
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|149
|248
|1.41%
|1.96%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|2
|3
|0.02%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|12
|46
|0.11%
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|147
|441
|1.39%
|3.49%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,794
|2,970
|16.93%
|23.51%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''10,599'''
|'''12,632'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 12,632 people, 5,513 households, and 3,239 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Orange City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Orange+City+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 10,599 people, 4,877 households, and 2,488 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Orange City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Orange+City+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In the [[census]] of 2000,  6,604 people, 3,062 households, and 1,904 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,091.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 3,685 housing units averaged 609.0 per square mile (235.2/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.97% White, 3.66% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 1.47% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. About 5.13% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,062 households in 2000, 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were not families. Around 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.63.

In 2000, in the city, the population was distributed as 17.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 31.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $26,883, and  for a family was $34,003. Males had a median income of $29,817 versus $21,034 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,318. About 9.9% of the population and 7.1% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Of the total population, 15.2% of those under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates a post office at 260 N Industrial Drive.

===Government===
The City of Orange City has a [[council–manager government]].  The city council is composed of a mayor and six council members who serve overlapping four-year terms.  The city council serves as the elected legislative and governing body responsible for establishing policies, adopting an annual budget, adopting local laws and ordinances, and hiring and overseeing the [[city manager]], [[city attorney]], and [[municipal clerk]]. The mayor and council members are elected by voters citywide and must reside within the corporate limits of Orange City. Council members run for office by district (five) and one at-large.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orangecityfl.org/departments/city-council/|title = City Council – City of Orange City}}</ref>

===Fire department===
The Orange City Fire Department, established in 1890, is a combination department (volunteer and paid). The department consists of two fire stations; station 67, located at 215 N. Holly Ave, is also the main station where administration is housed. Station 68 is located at the south-end water plant. This is a secured facility and not accessible for the public. The department was recently awarded a class 2 ISO rating, first and only in Volusia County. The Orange City Fire Department is contracted to provide fire services to the City of [[DeBary, Florida]] (Station 33). All engines and the Rescue are ALS supplied and staffed with paramedics. <!--unneeded detail, poorly written Below is a list of the units.

Station 67:
Engine 67 (2016 Pierce)
Ladder 67 (1996 E-One)
Brush Attack 67 (Old Deuce and a half)
Battalion 67 
Engine 267 reserve (2003 E-One)
1937 Fire truck recently refurb.
(Engine 67 is normally staffed with two full-time personnel, supplemented with volunteers. All units except for the battalion are cross manned).

Station 68:
Engine 68 (2010 Ferrara)
Rescue 68 (2017 Type 1 Ford Ambulance Non-transport)
(Engine 68 is normally staffed with 2 full-time personnel, supplemented with volunteers.)
(Rescue 68 is staffed with 2 personnel from 7:00 to 19:00 7 days a week, known as the peak load unit.)

Administration units:
Chief 67 (Fire Chief)
Chief 68 (Deputy Fire Chief)
FM 67 (Fire Marshal)
Service 67 (Administration vehicle)

Station 33:
Engine 33 (2015 Pierce)
Tender 33 (2010 Ferrara)
Brush Attack 33 (Old Deuce and a half)
Support 33 
(Station 33 is manned 24/7 with 3 personnel, supplemented with volunteers. All units except for the support truck are cross manned).
 -->

===Public transportation===
* [[File:I-4.svg|30x30px]] [[Interstate 4]]
* [[File:Florida 472.svg|30x30px]] [[Florida State Road 472|State Road 472]]

Orange City is served by the #20, #21, #22, & #23 routes operated by [[Volusia County Public Transit System]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.votran.org/WestVolusia2013b.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032511/http://www.votran.org/WestVolusia2013b.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-03 }}</ref>

==Education==

===Elementary schools===
* Manatee Cove Elementary School
* Orange City Elementary School
===Middle schools===
* River Springs Middle School

===High schools===
* [[University High School (Orange City)|University High School]]

==Notable people==

* [[Herbert L. Becker]], magician who performed under the name Kardeen
* [[Gaylord DuBois]], author of the novel ''The Lone Ranger''
* [[Danny Kelley]], American stock-car racing driver
* [[Tom Laputka]], former football player for [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] and [[Edmonton Eskimos]],  former [[mayor]] of Orange City
* [[Gar Samuelson]], former drummer for heavy metal band [[Megadeth]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Orange City (Florida)}}
* [https://www.orangecityfl.gov/ City of Orange City official website]
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