Avondale | Chanticleer | Molino | Pleasant Grove |
Barrineau Park | Cottage Hill | Molino Crossroads | Quinavista |
Barth | Enon | Muscogee | Quintette |
Bay Springs | Ensley | Myrtle Grove | Ramsey Beach |
Beach Haven | Ferry Pass | Navarre | Riverview |
Bellview | Flomaton | Navarre Beach | Seaglades |
Beulah | Gonzalez | Oak Grove | Sherman Grove |
Big Eagle | Goulding | Olive | South Flomaton |
Bluff Springs | Gulf Beach | Paradise Beach | Stella |
Bogia | Gulf Beach Heights |
Pensacola | Tarzan |
Bratt | Gull Point | Pensacola Beach | Tenile |
Brent | Halcyon Shores | Perdido Bay | Villa Sabine |
Brickton | Happy Valley | Perdido Heights | Walnut Hill |
Brownsville | Haven Park | Perdido Key | Warrington |
Byrneville | Ispco | Pine | West Pensacola |
Cantonment | McDavid | Pine Barren | |
Century | McKinnon | Pine Forest | |
Cerny Heights | Millview | Pineville |
Land area (rank): 661 square miles (38)
Population 1993 (rank): 272,083 (15)
Population density 1993 (rank): 412 persons per square mile (12)
Growth 1980-1990 (rank): 12.4% (58)
The Perdido River forms its western boundary with Alabama, and the Escambia River forms its eastern boundary with Santa Rosa County. The county is bordered on the north by Alabama and on the south by the Gulf of Mexico. The county has 92 square miles of water. The average January temperature is 53.1 degrees F, and the average August temperature is 80.9 degrees F. The average annual rainfall is 58.60 inches.
Escambia County, named for the Escambia River, was established in 1821 and was one of the first two counties in Florida. The derivation of Escambia is unclear, although it is probably of Indian origin. Tristan de Luna established a settlement at present-day Pensacola in 1559.
Escambia County's population is concentrated in the south along the bays and Gulf. In 1993 over 75% of Escambia County's population was in unincorporated areas. The incorporated area with the greatest population is Pensacola (1993 population of 59,858). The unincorporated areas of Brent and West Pensacola had populations in excess of 20,000 in 1990. The U.S. Bureau of the Census has designated Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1993, 77% of Escambia County's population was white and 23% was nonwhite. In 1990, 1.9% of the population was Hispanic. Of the population increase between 1980 and 1990, 23.4% was due to net migration. The 1992 birth rate for the county was 16.2 live births per 1,000 persons, and the 1992 death rate was 8.8 deaths per 1,000 persons. In 1992 the infant mortality rate was 12.3 per 1,000. The leading causes of death in 1993 were heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Of all 1992 high school graduates, 65.9% planned to continue their education. The 1992 high school dropout rate was 1.6%. In 1990, 76.2% of persons in the county were high school graduates, and 18.4% had completed four or more years of college. Colleges and universities. Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola Junior College, University of West Florida, Pensacola..