Port Orange, Florida
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"Port Orange" redirects here. For the hamlet in New York state, see Port Orange, New York.
Port Orange is a city in Volusia County, Florida. The city is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. Port Orange is a principal city in the Fun Coast region of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 62,596.
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Port Orange, Florida | |
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Coordinates: 29°7′8″N 81°0′10″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Volusia |
Incorporated | April 26, 1867 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Donald O. Burnette |
• Vice Mayor | Scott Stiltner |
• Councilors | Reed Foley, Tracy Grubbs, and Drew Bastian |
• City Manager | Wayne Clark |
• City Clerk | Robin Fenwick |
Area | |
• City | 28.86 sq mi (74.74 km2) |
• Land | 26.83 sq mi (69.49 km2) |
• Water | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) 7.1% |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 62,596 |
• Density | 2,332.97/sq mi (900.76/km2) |
• Metro | 494,593 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 32123, 32127-32129 |
Area code | 386 |
FIPS code | 12-58575[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0295559[3] |
Website | http://www.port-orange.org |
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Port Orange was settled by John Milton Hawks, who brought freed African Americans to work at his sawmill after the U.S. Civil War. Esther Hawks established an integrated school in the area. The colony struggled soon after its creation and most colonists left. The area that became known as Freemanville is a legacy of the settlers who stayed in the area.[4]