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Pensacola

Also known as Pensacola, Florida, Pensacola, FL, Pensacola, Fla

county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States

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Pensacola is a city in Florida that serves as the main administrative hub for Escambia County. It is located on the state's northwestern coast along the Gulf of Mexico.

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Instance of: county seat
Official name: Pensacola
Country: United States
Located in: Escambia County
Population: 54312
Area: 105.426157
Elevation: 31
Time zone: Central Time Zone
Capital of: West Florida
Official website: cityofpensacola.com
Image: PensacolaAir20s.jpg
Households: 22926
Dialing code: 850

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postal code: 32591
category for people born here: Category:Births in Pensacola, Florida
twinned administrative body: Miraflores
Commons category: Pensacola, Florida
topic's main category: Category:Pensacola, Florida
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pensacola, Florida
inception: 1559-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Pensacola, Florida
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water as percent of area: 44.6248
different from: Pensacola
per capita income: 35873
external data available at URL: www.pensapedia.com/wiki/Main_Page
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

Pensacola (/ˌpɛnsəˈkoʊlə/ PEN-sə-KOH-lə) is a city in the Florida panhandle in the United States. It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. The population was 54,312 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Pensacola metropolitan area, which had 509,905 residents in the 2020 census.

Pensacola was first settled by the Spanish Empire in 1559, antedating the establishment of St. Augustine by six years, but was abandoned due to a significant hurricane and not resettled until 1698. Pensacola is a seaport on Pensacola Bay, which is protected by the barrier island of Santa Rosa and connects to the Gulf of Mexico. A large United States Naval Air Station, the first and continuously largest in the United States, is located in Pensacola. It is the base of the Blue Angels flight-demonstration team and the National Naval Aviation Museum. The University of West Florida is situated north of the city center, as well as Pensacola Christian College, and Pensacola State College.

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