Place:Escambia, Florida, United States

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NameEscambia
Alt namesEscambiasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates30.667°N 87.333°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1821 - )
See alsoSanta Rosa, Florida, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Gonzalez United Methodist Church Cemetery
Pensacola Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Census-designated place
Ensley
Ferry Pass
Gonzalez
Goulding
Molino
Myrtle Grove
Warrington
West Pensacola
Inhabited place
Avondale
Barrineau Park
Barth
Bay Springs
Beach Haven
Bellview
Beulah
Bluff Springs
Bogia
Bohemia
Bratt
Brent
Brickton
Byrneville
Cantonment
Century
Cerny Heights
Chanticleer
Cottage Hill
Enon
Farm Hill
Fort Barrancas
Fort McRee
Fort Redoubt
Fort San Carlos
Gaberonne
Gandyville
Gulf Beach Heights
Gulf Beach
Happy Valley
Haven Park
Johnsons Beach
McDavid
McKinnon
Millview
Molino Crossroads
Muscogee
Navy Point
Oak Grove
Oyster Lodge
Paradise Beach
Pensacola Beach
Pensacola ( 1559 - )
Perdido Bay
Perdido Heights
Pine Forest
Pineville
Pleasant Grove
Quinavista
Quintette
Riverview
Sand Cut
Sanders Beach
Satsuma Heights
Seaglades
Sherman Grove
South Flomaton
Tenile
Treasure Hill Park
Tristan Village
Villa Sabine
Walnut Hill
Yniestra
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Escambia County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2010 population was 297,619. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its county seat is Pensacola.

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History

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The area had been inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous peoples of varying cultures. Historic American Indian tribes at the time of European-American settlement were the Creek.

Escambia County was created by European Americans on July 21, 1821. It was named for the Escambia River. The name "Escambia" may be derived from the Creek name Shambia, meaning "clearwater", or the Choctaw word for "cane-brake" or "reed-brake".

Escambia and St. Johns counties were Florida's original two counties; the Suwannee River was the border between them.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1821 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1891 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1950 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 3,386
1840 3,993
1850 4,351
1860 5,768
1870 7,817
1880 12,156
1890 20,188
1900 28,313
1910 38,029
1920 49,386
1930 53,594
1940 74,667
1950 112,706
1960 173,829
1970 205,334
1980 233,794
1990 262,798

Note: Escambia's 1830 population comprises 2,518 "west of Escambia River, including Saint Rosa Island" and 868 "between Yellow and Escambia Rivers"; part of this area was in Walton County.

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External links

www.co.escambia.fl.us/

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