Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is a city of Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Escambia County.
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 Location in Escambia County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°25′17″N 87°13′02″W / 30.42139°N 87.21722°WCoordinates: 30°25′17″N 87°13′02″W / 30.42139°N 87.21722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Escambia |
| First settled | 1559 |
| Resettled | 1667 |
| Incorporated | 1821 |
| Founded by | Don Tristan de Luna |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| Area | |
| • City | 41.12 sq mi (106.49 km2) |
| • Land | 22.76 sq mi (58.95 km2) |
| • Water | 18.36 sq mi (47.54 km2) |
| • Metro | 1,669.30 sq mi (4,323.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 54,312 |
| • Density | 2,386.19/sq mi (921.30/km2) |
| • Urban | 390,172 (US: 108th) |
| • Urban density | 1,486.2/sq mi (573.8/km2) |
| • Metro | 509,905 (US: 110th) |
| • Metro density | 1,669.30/sq mi (644.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 32501, 32512, 32534, 32591, 32502, 32513, 32559, 32592, 32503, 32514, 32573, 32593, 32504, 32516, 32574, 32594, 32505, 32520, 32575, 32595, 32506, 32521, 32576, 32596, 32507, 32522, 32581, 32597, 32508, 32523, 32582, 32598, 32509, 32524, 32589, 32511, 32526, 32590 |
| FIPS code | 12-55925[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0294117[4] |
| Website | www |
As of 2020, the population was 54,312.[2] Pensacola is the principal city of the Pensacola Metropolitan Area, which had 509,905 residents in 2020. Pensacola has one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Gulf Coast region, the largest between New Orleans and Tampa.
Pensacola, Florida Media
The Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano fires a 21-gun salute in honor of Pensacola's 450th anniversary in 2009.
Damage from Hurricane Ivan at bayou near Naval Air Station, 2004
Saenger Theater in Downtown Pensacola
Seville Tower in Pensacola
ECAT bus in Pensacola, Florida, June 2006.
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Pensacola city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1996-12-27. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-31.