Gonzalez, Florida

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Gonzalez, Florida
Census-designated place
Escambia County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gonzalez Highlighted.svg
Location in Escambia County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°34′28″N87°17′24″W / 30.57444°N 87.29000°W / 30.57444; -87.29000
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County   Escambia
Area
[1]
 • Total15.35 sq mi (39.76 km2)
 • Land15.14 sq mi (39.21 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,586
 • Density963.34/sq mi (371.96/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
32560
Area code 850
FIPS code 12-26700 [2]
GNIS feature ID0283169 [3]

Gonzalez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida. Gonzalez is located north of Pensacola, and is considered to be within Cantonment. Tate High School, the largest public school in Escambia County, is located in the Gonzalez area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 14,586, up from 13,273 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

The village of Gonzalez has also been called Gonzalia, named after the Gonzalez family who owned a farm in the area. Manuel Gonzalez, the patriarch of the family, was originally from Spain. He had arrived in the New World sometime around 1790. He served as an Indian Agent under Francisco Bouligny in New Orleans, before eventually arriving in Pensacola. [4]

During the American Civil War, Gonzalez was home to a Confederate storage facility run by Manuel Gonzalez’s son, Samuel Z. Gonzalez. [5] The Gonzalez farm was also the location of a military skirmish between Union forces headquartered out of Fort Barrancas and Confederate troops. [6]

Geography

Gonzalez is located at 30°34′28″N87°17′24″W / 30.57444°N 87.29000°W / 30.57444; -87.29000 (30.574386, -87.290031). [7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.3 square miles (39.7 km2), of which 15.1 square miles (39.1 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.37%, is water. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990 7,669—
2000 11,36548.2%
2010 13,27316.8%
2020 14,5869.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

According to the 2020 United States census, [10] the population of Gonzalez was 14,586 with 5,436 households. There were 2.64 persons per household. The population was 963.3 per square mile.

5.4% of the population were under 5 years old, 23.2% were under 18 years old, and 16.7% were 65 years or over. 55.0% were female.

79.3% were white, 10.7% were black or African American, 3.7% were Asian, 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.2% were two or more races, and 7.2% were Hispanic or Latino. There were 1,242 veterans living in the CDP and 4.8% were foreign born persons.

94.5% of the households had a computer and 93.8% had a broadband internet subscription. 94.2% had a highschool or comparable degree. 31.9% had a Bachelor’s degree or higher. Median household income was $76,314 with a per capita income of $35,061. 4.0% of the population lived below the poverty threshold.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, Leonora (March 1903). "A Life Sketch of Don Manuel Gonzalez, of Florida. A.D. 1767-1838". Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 14 (1): 28–32. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ Pearce, George F. (2000). Pensacola during the Civil War : a thorn in the side of the Confederacy. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. p. 77. ISBN   9780813017709.
  6. ↑ Marsh, Sharon D. (2016). The 1st Florida Union Cavalry Volunteers in the Civil War : the men and the regimental history, and what that tells us about the area during the war (1st ed.). p. 29. ISBN   9780692793589.
  7. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gonzalez CDP, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "QuickFacts Gonzalez CDP, Florida". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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