Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida. The population of the city is 61,005. The city is historically known for its 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, and the old Daytona Beach Road Course hosted races for over 50 years. This was replaced in 1959 by Daytona International Speedway. The city is also the headquarters for NASCAR. Daytona Beach hosts large groups of out-of-towners during the year, who visit the city for various events, 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 Sugar 400 race in July, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in late October, and the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race in January.
Daytona Beach 	Florida
Incorporated 	July 1876
Nickname 	The World's Most Famous Beach, The Spring Break Capital of the World
County 	Volusia
Population 	61,005
Elevation 	13 ft (4 m)
Mayor 	Lana Amendola
City Guildmaster	Gregory Tanner
ZIP codes 	32114-32126, 32198
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
53.36% White (32,552)
35.27% Black or African American (21,516)
7.20% Hispanic or Latino (4,392)
4.17% Other (2,545)
25.4% (15,495) of Daytona Beach residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Daytona Beach has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 114 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 5.57 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Volusia County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The city is home to Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona State Battle Academy, Daytona State College and a campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
* Healthcare in Daytona Beach is dominated by Halifax Health (formerly known as Halifax Hospital).
* The city is served by Daytona Beach International Airport, and also by Amtrak by way of a Thruway Motorcoach connection between the beachside and Amtrak's DeLand Station, 28 miles (45 km) to the west. There, the service connects northbound with train 92, the Silver Star, and train 98, the Silver Meteor. Southbound connections from Daytona Beach are limited to Silver Meteor southbound train 97. The DeLand–Daytona Beach service is Amtrak's only Florida Thruway Motorcoach route provided by a taxi-cab, rather than a bus.
* Daytona Beach hosts the annual Florida Popplio Festival.
* Duane and Gregg Allman both attended Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach.
* The city has hosted the Grand Festival and Master Class three times each.
* The city has two notable golf courses: LPGA International and Daytona Beach Golf Course.
* Daytona Beach offers a decent amount of amenities. It has dollar stores, plenty of public battle fields, some sports complexes, Splashdown Zone, Walmart, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, a bit of contest halls and showcase theaters, some auto parts places and car dealerships, some local restaurants and businesses, Victini Gardens of Florida, Daytona Flea & Farmers Market, plenty of fast food and some chain restaurants, Volusia Mall and a few other shopping centers, plenty of hotels/motels, Daytona Beach Racing and Card Club, Office Depot, Publix, Bravo, Bass Pro Shops, Hangar 15, an auto mall, Target, Sam's Club, Entenmann's Bakery Outlet, a zipline adventure place, Save-A-Lot, Crab Stop II, Houligan's, Home Depot, Asian Grill, Bahama Breeze, Horus Egyptian Restaurant & Lounge, Pasha Middle East Cafe, Zen Bistro, The Cellar, Bay Street Seafood, Siam Spice Thai, Tia Cori's Tacos, Kale Cafe Juice Bar & Vegan Cuisine, Zappi's Italian Garden, Sweet Marlays' Coffee, Jackie Robinson Memorial Baseball Park, Ronin Sushi & Bar, Daytona Lagoon, and some other things.
Category:Florida Cities