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Pensacola, Florida

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Pensacola, Florida

[[Seal of Pensacola, Florida|Seal]]

Nickname: "The City of Five Flags"

Location of the city within the state of Florida

Country United States

State Florida

County Escambia County, Florida

Mayor John Fogg

Area

- City 102.7 km²

- Land 58.8 km²

- Water 43.9 km²

Population

- City (2005) 54,734

- Density 956.8/km²

- Metro 437,125

Time zone CST (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-6)

Website: http://www.pensacolacitygov.com

Pensacola is a city in Escambia County, Florida. It is the county seat of Escambia County.GR6

As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 54,055.[1] However, the Pensacola metropolitan area, comprised of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, had a population of 439,877.[2]

Pensacola is a sea port on Pensacola Bay, which connects to the Gulf of Mexico. A large United States Navy airbase, the first in the United States, is located southwest of Pensacola (near the community of Warrington) and is home to the Blue Angels flight demonstration team and the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

Pensacola is nicknamed "The City of Five Flags" due to the five flags that have flown over it during its history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. Other nicknames include "World's Whitest Beaches" (due to the white sand prevalent along beaches in the Florida panhandle), "Cradle of Naval Aviation" (the National Museum of Naval Aviation is located at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, home of the legendary Blue Angels), "Western Gate to the Sunshine State," "America's First Settlement," "Emerald Coast," "Redneck Riviera," and "Red Snapper Capital of the World."

Contents

1 History

2 Geography and climate

2.1 Hurricanes

3 Demographics

4 Politics

4.1 City Officials

4.2 Regional Representatives

4.3 Upcoming elections

5 Transportation

6 Festivals and holidays

7 City media

8 City schools and libraries

8.1 Universities and colleges

8.2 High schools in the City of Pensacola

8.3 Libraries

9 Local hospitals

10 Sports teams

11 Sister cities

12 Notable Pensacolians and residents

12.1 Politics, Law and Military

12.2 Sports

12.3 Religion

12.4 Music and Media

13 Notes

14 External links

History

Main article: History of Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola, Florida has had a rich and colorful history, being the first settlement in the continental United States. Pensacola has been under the possession of the Spanish, French, British, United States, Confederate States, and has remained a part of the United States since the end of the American Civil War..

Geography and climate

Pensacola is located at 30°26′13″N, 87°12′33″W (30.436988, -87.209277).GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 102.7 km² (39.7 mi²). 58.8 km² (22.7 mi²) of it is land and 43.9 km² (17.0 mi²) of it (42.77%) is water.

The climate of Pensacola is subtropical, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Summer temperatures are characterized by highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 70s. The average high in July is 91 °F (32.8 °C), with 59 days per year reaching at least 90 °F (32.2 °C).[3] The average low in July is 75 °F (23.9 °C). [4] Evening thunderstorms are common during the summer months. Temperatures above 100 °F (37.7 °C) are rare, and last occurred in July 1999, when seven days over 100 °F were recorded.[5] The hottest temperature ever recorded in the city was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on July 14, 1980.[4]. Temperatures below 20 °F are rare, and last occurred in January 2003, when a low of 18 °F (-7.7 °C) was seen.[6] The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city was 5 °F (-15 °C) on January 21, 1985.[4][7]

The city receives 64.28 inches (1633 mm) of precipitation per year, with a rainy season in the summer. The rainiest month is July, with 8.02 inches (204 mm), while 3.89 inches (99 mm) falls in April, the driest month.[4]

Hurricanes

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Pensacola's location on the Florida Panhandle makes it vulnerable to hurricanes. Major hurricanes which have made landfall at or near Pensacola include Eloise (1975), Frederic (1979), Juan (1985), Erin (1995), Opal (1995), Ivan (2004), and Dennis (2005).

Flooding in Downtown Pensacola from Hurricane KatrinaPensacola and several surrounding areas were devastated by Hurricane Ivan. Pensacola found itself on the eastern side of the eyewall, which sent a large storm surge into Escambia Bay that eventually destroyed most of the I-10 Bay Bridge. Over six billion dollars in damage occurred in the metro area and more than 10,000 homes were destroyed, with another 27,000 heavily damaged. NASA created a comparison image to illustrate the massive damage. Hurricane Ivan drove up the cost of housing in the area, leading to a severe shortage of affordable housing.

Damage from Hurricane Dennis.In July of 2005, Hurricane Dennis made landfall just east of the city, sparing it the blow it had received from Ivan the year before. However, hurricane and near-hurricane force winds were recorded in downtown, causing moderate damage.

Although Pensacola only received a glancing blow from 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina, light to moderate damage was reported in the area. Katrina also undermined a large percentage of Pensacola's tourist base from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Demographics

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See also: Escambia County, Florida Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 56,255 people, 24,524 households, and 14,665 families residing in the city, and 402,000 people in the Pensacola MSA. The population density was 956.8/km² (2,478.7/mi²). There were 26,995 housing units at an average density of 459.2/km² (1,189.4/mi²).

Race[citation needed] (totals > 100%)

White = 64.91%

Black = 30.58%

Hispanic or Latino = 2.07%

Asian (U.S. Census) = 1.77%

Native American = 0.52%

other races = 1.61%

There were 24,524 households out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.

In addition to the Christian majority, Pensacola is home to a small but significant Jewish community, whose roots stretch back to the mid to late 1800s. The first Florida chapter of B'nai Brith was founded downtown in 1874, as well as the first temple, Beth-El, in 1876. Paula Ackerman, the first woman who performed rabbinical functions in the United States, was a Pensacola native and led services at Beth-El. Apart from the Reform Beth-El, Pensacola is also served by the Conservative B'nai Israel Synagogue.

Religion[citation needed]

Christian = 89%

Protestant = 73%

Baptist = 47%

Catholic = 15%

Orthodox = 1%

Other = 11%

Age Distribution[8]

< 18 = 22.9%

18-24 = 8.9%

25-44 = 26.9%

45-64 = 24.0%

> 65 = 17.2%

Median = 39

Gender

Male = 46.9%

Female = 53.1%

The median income for a household in the city was $34,779, and the median income for a family was $42,868. Males had a median income of $32,258 versus $23,582 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,438. About 12.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.2% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Like other parts of the South, Pensacola was solidly Democratic for more than a century after the Civil War. Until the 1970's, most local elections were determined by the Democratic primary. However, since the 1960's, the staunchly conservative military and Bible Belt city has become dependably Republican. While Democrats still outnumber Republicans among registered votes, the region now supports Republicans for national, state, and local offices.

In the 2004 presidential election, 65% of Escambia County residents voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry. The Pensacola area has not supported a Democrat for President since John Kennedy in 1960. In 1968, Pensacola and the rest of North Florida supported American Independent Party candidate George Wallace.[9]

City Officials

The current mayor of Pensacola is John Fogg.

Regional Representatives

Pensacola is currently represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Jeff Miller (R), in the U.S. Senate by Bill Nelson (D) and Mel Martinez (R), in the state senate by Charlie Clary (R) and Durell Peaden (R), and in the state house by Holly Benson (R), Dave Murzin (R), and Greg Evers (R).

Upcoming elections

Jeff Miller (R) and Joe Roberts (D) are fighting for Miller's house seat. Bill Nelson (D) and Katherine Harris (R) are fighting for Nelson's senate seat, although Harris is widely unpopular due to her involvement in the 2000 presidential election.

See also: Florida statewide elections, 2006 and Florida congressional elections, 2006

Transportation

Pensacola is served by Interstate 10 and the Interstate 110 spur connecting I-10 with downtown Pensacola. Major air traffic in the Pensacola and greater northwest Florida area is handled by Pensacola Regional Airport. Airlines currently serving Pensacola Regional Airport are American Airlines, Delta, Air Tran, ASA, COMAIR, US Air, Sky West, Continental, and Continental Express. Amtrak train service [2] and Greyhound bus service [3] are also available. However, Amtrak suspended service to Pensacola (and the rest of the Gulf Coast due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The local bus service is the Escambia County Area Transit, or the ECAT.

Festivals and holidays

Major holidays in Pensacola include Mardi Gras and the Fiesta of Five Flags. Celebrations of note in Pensacola are the Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival, the Seafood Festival, The King Mackerel and Cobia Tournament, Florida Springfest, Gracefest (a Christian music festival), Lobsterfest, University of West Florida Festival On The Green, the Bushwhacker Festival and the Bill Fishing Tournament.

City media

Main article: Escambia County, Florida media

The largest daily newspaper in the area is the Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola is also home to WEAR-TV, the ABC affiliate for Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Mobile, Alabama, and WSRE-TV, the local PBS member station, which is operated by Pensacola Junior College. Pensacola Magazine, the city's monthly glossy magazine, and Northwest Florida's Business Climate, the only business magazine devoted to the region, are published locally.

City schools and libraries

Public primary and secondary education schools in Pensacola are administered by the Escambia County School District. The University of West Florida, which resides north of the city, is the primary tertiary school in the area. UWF also has the largest library in the region, the John C. Pace Library.

Universities and colleges

University of West Florida

Pensacola Junior College

Pensacola Christian College

High schools in the City of Pensacola

Main article: Escambia County School District

East Hill Christian School

Pensacola School Of Liberal Arts

Pensacola High School

Ranked as the 8th best high school in America by Newsweek magazine in 2004

Washington High School

Pensacola Christian Academy

Libraries

West Florida Regional Library System

Pensacola Public Library — downtown Pensacola

Lucia M. Tryon Branch Library — on the Pensacola Junior College campus

Local hospitals

Baptist Hospital - the largest in the Baptist Health Care network

Gulf Breeze Hospital

Sacred Heart Hospital

Nemours Children's Clinic

Naval Hospital Pensacola

West Florida Hospital

Sports teams

Pensacola is home to several semiprofessional sports teams:

The Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL

The Pensacola Pelicans of the American Association (of Independent Baseball) (AA)

The Pensacola Aviators of the American Basketball Association current status unknown (ABA)

The Pensacola Power of the National Women's Football Association (NWFA)

Sister cities

According to Sister City International, Pensacola has the following sister cities:[10]

Chimbote, Peru

Escazu, Costa Rica

Gorlovka, Ukraine

Gero, Japan

Miraflores, Peru

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

See also: List of sister cities in the United States

Notable Pensacolians and residents

Politics, Law and Military

Andrew Jackson

Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.

Joe Scarborough

Fred Levin

Stephen Mallory

Reubin O'Donovan Askew

Todd Blackburn

Craig Waters

Vince Whibbs

Sports

Derrick Brooks

Emmitt Smith

Joe Durant

Justin Gatlin

Roy Jones, Jr.

Travis Fryman

Danny Wuerffel

Religion

Dr. Kent Hovind

Katharine Jefferts Schori

Paul Jennings Hill

Paula Ackerman

Music and Media

Nancy Dussault

Dot Moore

Gigi Gryce

Mike McCready

This Bike is a Pipe Bomb

Notes

^ Pensacola city, Florida - Population Factfinder. United States Census Bureau.

^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005. United States Census Bureau.

^ Mean Number of Days With Maximum Temperature 90 Degrees F or Higher. National Climatic Data Center, June 23, 2004.

^ a b c d Monthly Averages for Pensacola, FL. The Weather Channel.

^ History for Pensacola, Florida on Saturday, July 1, 2000. Weather Underground.

^ History for Pensacola, Florida on Friday, January 24, 2003. Weather Underground.

^ History for Pensacola, Florida on Sunday, December 26, 2004. Weather Underground.

^ Pensacola Area Demographic Data

^ [1]

^ Sister Cities International

External links

City of Pensacola

Pensacola Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce

City Parks

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Cities and communities of Escambia County, Florida

County seat Pensacola

Incorporated places Century | Pensacola

Adjacent Counties Escambia (AL) | Santa Rosa | Baldwin (AL)

State of Florida

Topics Government | History | Floridians | Transportation | State Parks

Capital Tallahassee

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