Santa Rosa County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, the population was 188,000. The county seat is Milton, which lies in the geographic center of the county. Other major communities within Santa Rosa County are Navarre, Pace, and Gulf Breeze. Navarre is the most populated community with a population of approximately 45,000 residents. Santa Rosa County is included in the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which also includes Escambia County.
Brent is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. The population was 23,447 at the 2020 census, up from 21,804 at the 2010 census. It is a principal area of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named after Francis Celestino Brent, who played an integral role in the development of Pensacola.
Century is a town in Escambia County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,713, up from 1,698 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ensley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. It is a community in Pensacola, and is located northwest of Pensacola City Limits. The population was 23,817 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 20,602 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ensley is a transportation corridor for the Pensacola Area, with US-90 ALT, US-29, and Interstate 10 running through Ensley.
Ferry Pass is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. It is a principal community in the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located north of Pensacola city limits. The population was 29,921 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 28,921 at the 2010 United States Census. The University of West Florida, located in Ferry Pass, is the only university located in the Pensacola metropolitan area.
West Pensacola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. The population was 21,019 at the 2020 census, down from 21,339 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP area includes the community of Brownsville.
Jay is a town in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Located in the Florida Panhandle in North Florida, it is part of the Pensacola––Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 524 at the 2020 census, down from 533 at the 2010 census.
Milton is a city and county seat of Santa Rosa County, Florida. It is located within the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area. Milton is located in the geographic center of Santa Rosa County, and it is bordered by Pace to the west, and Navarre to the south. As of 2020, the population of the city of Milton was 10,197, up from 8,826 at the 2010 census. The downtown area was incorporated in 1844, however certain areas such as East Milton, Point Baker, and Bagdad remain unincorporated.
Pace is an unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It is the second largest community in Santa Rosa County, and is a part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pace has experienced exponential growth, and has evolved from a small, rural community to a thriving bedroom community of Pensacola with growing residential and commercial options. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 24,684, up from 20,093 at the 2010 census. From 2000 to 2010, the Pace CDP population growth percentage was 171.1%, and from 2010 to 2020, the population growth percentage was 22.8%.
Garcon Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 457 as of the 2020 census, up from 347 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is located on the peninsula of the same name.
Cobbtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 78 at the 2020 census, up from 67 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Dickerson City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 160 at the 2020 census, up from 146 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is located on the eastern side of Garcon Point.
Dixonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 195 at the 2020 census, up from 181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 87 passes through the community. The community name continues north of the state line in Alabama along Alabama State Route 41.
Mount Carmel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 243 at the 2020 census, up from 227 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 89 passes through the community.
Munson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 326 at the 2020 census, down from 372 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 4 passes through the community.
Spring Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 169 at the 2020 census, up from 160 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Wallace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 3,868 at the 2020 census, up from 1,785 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Whitfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 312 at the 2020 census, up from 295 in the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 87 passes through the community.
Fidelis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 137 at the 2020 census, down from 156 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 87 passes through the community.
Floridatown is a census-designated place located in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It is now considered to be a neighborhood within Pace. The population was 319 at the 2020 census, up from 244 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
