Pensacola Metropolitan Area | |
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Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Florida |
Largest city | Pensacola, Florida |
Other cities |
Navarre, Florida Navarre Beach, Florida Gulf Breeze, Florida Milton, Florida Jay, Florida Pace, Florida Ensley, Florida Warrington, Florida Brent, Florida Ferry Pass, Florida McDavid, Florida Pensacola Beach, Florida Cantonment, Florida Perdido Key, Florida Myrtle Grove, Florida Walnut Hill, Florida West Pensacola, Florida Molino, Florida Innerarity Point, Florida Goulding, Florida Gonzalez, Florida Barrineau Park, Florida Beulah, Florida |
Area | |
• Total | 2,049 sq mi (5,310 km2) |
Highest elevation | Sunny Hill 205 ft (62.484 m) |
Population (2010 ces.) | |
• Total | 448,991 |
• Rank | 110 in the U.S. |
• Density | 598/sq mi (230.99/km2) |
The Pensacola metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on Pensacola, Florida.
The Office of Management and Budget has designated Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The MSA's designated principal cities are Pensacola and the unincorporated census-designated places of Ferry Pass and Brent, all located in Escambia County.
The four incorporated cities within the MSA are Pensacola (Census 2000 population 56,255), Milton (7,045), Gulf Breeze (5,665) and Century (1,714). In 2009 the population of the MSA was 455,102. The Pensacola Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined after the 1960 United States Census, and included Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Ferry Pass and Brent, which are unincorporated, were added as principal cities after the 2000 Census.
As of the census of 2010, there were 448,991 people residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.26% White, 17.04% African American, 0.88% Native American, 2.44% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.58% of the population.