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History · Daytona Beach Shores

Daytona Beach Shores dates to 1960

More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #591 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Most of Daytona Beach Shores was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988. Below: maps from 1943 on and the census since 1970.

1960founded
0on the National Register
0.6%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Daytona Beach Shores began

When was Daytona Beach Shores founded?

1960

Daytona Beach Shores dates its founding to 1960 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 768 in 19702020 census: 5,17966 years

How historic is Daytona Beach Shores?

D−

More historic than 3% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Daytona Beach Shores’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Daytona Beach Shores is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #591 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Daytona Beach Shores’ overall grade.
Founding era1960, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.6% of homes (±0.8) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical FL town 0.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 3%
NewerOlder
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 7%

Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Daytona Beach Shores’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1960.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Daytona Beach Shores’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Daytona Beach Shores’s history is told.

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The story

How Daytona Beach Shores came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Daytona Beach Shores.

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Daytona Beach Shores was first organized in 1960 by local business leaders convinced that a smaller community could provide better services to its residents. The city was incorporated on April 22, 1960.

In the 1970s and the 1980s, the city saw a massive building program. Now about 80 percent of the residents live in high-rise condominiums that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean.

A resort and retirement community built on tourism and the service industry, Daytona Beach Shores has no manufacturing industry, but caters to tourists year-round with miniature golf courses and other types of family entertainment.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Daytona Beach Shores, decade by decade

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Sunset2021SunsetNB Florida SR 441; First Reassurance Shield2021NB Florida SR 441; First Reassurance ShieldNB FL 441; Evacuation Route @ 90-point-7 FM-12021NB FL 441; Evacuation Route @ 90-point-7 FM-1NB FL 441 Enters Daytona Beach2021NB FL 441 Enters Daytona BeachNB FL 441 @ Van Avenue; McElroy Park Sign2021NB FL 441 @ Van Avenue; McElroy Park SignDaytona Beach Shores2018Daytona Beach ShoresDaytona Beach Shores Police Car2013Daytona Beach Shores Police CarHoliday Inn Express2011Holiday Inn ExpressDaytona-Motel2009Daytona-MotelDBShores-City-Hall2007DBShores-City-HallA1ASouthDBShores2007A1ASouthDBShoresA1ANorthDBShores2007A1ANorthDBShoresPool Reflection2006Pool ReflectionSunrise D B Shores012003Sunrise D B Shores01
On the map

Daytona Beach Shores on the map, 1943 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Daytona Beach Shores. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Daytona Beach Shores on the 1943 USGS mapDaytona Beach Shores on the 1956 USGS mapDaytona Beach Shores on the 1970 USGS mapDaytona Beach Shores on the 1993 USGS map1943Port Orange sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Daytona Beach Shores.

People over time

Daytona Beach Shores, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5001980200020205,179

Grew from 768 people in 1970 to 5,179 in 2020, 6 times over.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Daytona Beach Shores’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Daytona Beach Shores

Nobody well known was born in Daytona Beach Shores itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Bob RossAmerican painter, art instructor, television ho… · b. 1942
Vince CarterAmerican basketball player · b. 1977
Eddie JohnsonAmerican soccer player · b. 1984
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Walter M. MillerAmerican fiction writer · b. 1923
Jacob deGromAmerican baseball player · b. 1988
Chipper JonesAmerican Hall of Fame baseball player · b. 1972
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Halifax Estates

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Daytona Beach27 historic placesBPort Orange5 historic placesC+

Questions about Daytona Beach Shores’ history

What year was Daytona Beach Shores founded?

In 1960, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 768 people here.

How does Daytona Beach Shores rank for history?

Daytona Beach Shores is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #591 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Daytona Beach Shores?

0.6% of Daytona Beach Shores’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1988.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (14), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.