Everything about Escambia County Florida totally explained
Escambia County is the westernmost
county in the
U.S. state of
Florida. The 2000 population was 294,210. The
U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its
county seat is
Pensacola, Florida.
History
Escambia County was created in 1821. It was named for the
Escambia River, whose name in turn comes from a
Spanish word for "
barter" or "exchange." Escambia County and
St. Johns County were Florida's original two counties with the
Suwannee River being the boundary between the two.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 876
square miles (2,268
km²).662 square miles (1,715 km²) of it's land and 213 square miles (552 km²) of it (24.35%) is water.
The county includes the island of
Santa Rosa, which is separate from
Santa Rosa County proper.
Escambia County is part of the
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 294,410 people, 111,049 households, and 74,180 families residing in the county. The
population density was 444 people per square mile (172/km²). There were 124,647 housing units at an average density of 188 per square mile (73/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.35%
White, 21.40%
Black or
African American, 0.90%
Native American, 2.21%
Asian, 0.12%
Pacific Islander, 0.85% from
other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 2.70% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 111,049 households out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.80% were
married couples living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,234, and the median income for a family was $41,708. Males had a median income of $31,054 versus $22,023 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,641. About 12.10% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 9.60% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public
primary and
secondary education schools in Pensacola are administered by the
Escambia County School District.
The
University of West Florida and
Pensacola Junior College are located in Escambia County.
Local media
Print
The largest daily newspaper in the area is the
Pensacola News Journal. There is also a weekly newspaper called
The Independent News(External Link
).
Television
One major network is broadcast from Pensacola, viz.,
ABC affiliate
WEAR. Several major networks are broadcast from nearby
Mobile, such as
CBS affiliate
WKRG,
NBC affiliate
WPMI, and
FOX affiliate
WALA. The following is a list of
Broadcast television stations in the
Mobile,
Alabama /
Pensacola -
Fort Walton Beach,
Florida market.
Cox Communications provides cable television service within the county.
By frequency:
3 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
21 |
23 |
30 |
33 |
35 |
39 |
42 |
44 |
48 |
53 |
55 |
58 |
60
By callsign:
W30BX |
W39BP |
WALA |
WAWD |
WBPG |
WBQP |
WEAR |
WEIQ |
WFBD |
WFGX |
WHBR |
WJTC |
WKRG |
WMPV |
WPAN |
WPMI |
WRBD |
WSRE
Radio
Radio stations in the
Pensacola /
Mobile market
(Arbitron#123)
By frequency:
(FM) 88.1 | 89.5 | 90.5 | 91.3 | 91.7 | 92.9 | 94.1 | 94.9 | 95.7 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 99.9 | 100.7 | 101.5 | 102.7 | 104.1 | 106.1 | 107.3
(AM) 550 | 610 | 790 | 980 | 1090 | 1230 | 1330 | 1370 | 1450 | 1620
By callsign:
WABB | WASG | WBLX | WBSR | WCOA | WEBY | WEGS | WGCX | WHIL | WJLQ | WKSJ | WMEZ | WMXC | WNRP | WNVY | WPCS | WPNN | WRKH | WRNE | WRRX | WTGF | WTKE | WTKX | WUWF | WVTJ | WXBM | WYCL | WYCT | WYOK | WZNO | WZNS
Cities and towns
Incorporated
Century
Pensacola
Unincorporated
Bellview
Brent
Cantonment
Ensley
Ferry Pass
Gonzalez
Goulding
Innerarity Point
McDavid
Molino
Myrtle Grove
Perdido Key
Walnut Hill
Warrington
West Pensacola
Beulah
Barrineau Park
Politics
Like the rest of the Deep South, Escambia County was traditionally a Democratic stronghold when it came to local, state and congressional races. The county backed Alabama Governor George Wallace in the 1968 presidential election and, since then, has trended strongly Republican, much like the areas that surround it.
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