Flagler County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 115,378. Its county seat is Bunnell, and the largest city is Palm Coast. Created in 1917 from portions of Saint Johns and Volusia Counties, it was named for Henry Flagler, who built the Florida East Coast Railway. Flagler County is included in the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, and is also included in the Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL Combined Statistical Area. History In 1974, Marco Polo Park, a theme park off Interstate 95 opened. It was never profitable and closed soon after. In 1998, when two brush fires threatened to become one huge brush fire in Flagler County, a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the entire county. This was the first and so far the only time a whole county was evacuated in Florida for a wildfire. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (15.0%) is water. Adjacent counties St. Johns County, Florida - north Volusia County, Florida - south Putnam County, Florida - west Parks and gardens Belle Terre Park Betty Steflik Preserve Bings Landing Bird of Paradise Nature Reserve Bull Creek Campground Bulow Creek State Park Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park Central Park in Town Center Children's Memorial Garden Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area Graham Swamp Preserve Haw Creek Preserve / Russell Landing Heroes Memorial Park Herschel King Park Hidden Trails Park James F. Holland Memorial Park Jungle Hut Park Lehigh Trail Longs Landing Estuary Malacompra Park Moody Homestead Park Old Dixie Park Old Salt Park Palm Coast Community Center & Park Palm Coast Linear Park Princess Place Preserve Ralph Carter Park River to Sea Preserve Seminole Woods Neighborhood Park Shell Bluff Park Silver Lake Park St. Joe Walkway Varn Park Veteran's Park Wadsworth Park Washington Oaks State Gardens Waterfront Park Wickline Park Rivers and waterways Atlantic Ocean Dead Lake Crescent Lake Intracoastal Waterway Matanzas River Pellicer Creek Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 115,378 people, 44,040 households, and 31,591 families residing in the county. As of the census of 2010, there were 95,696 people, 39,186 households, and 27,843 families residing in the county. The population density was 197.1 people per square mile. There were 48,595 housing units. The racial makeup of the county