Gulf Breeze, Florida

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Gulf Breeze, Florida
City
City of Gulf Breeze
Gulf Breeze Sign.JPG
Entrance sign and median in Gulf Breeze, FL heading East on Hwy 98, July 2013
Santa Rosa County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gulf Breeze Highlighted.svg
Location in Santa Rosa County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°21′26″N87°9′50″W / 30.35722°N 87.16389°W / 30.35722; -87.16389
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County   Santa Rosa
Incorporated August 10, 1961
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 •  Mayor Cherry Fitch
 •  Mayor Pro Tem Tom Naile
 •  City Council JB Schluter, Randy Hebert,
and Todd Torgersen
 •  City Manager Samantha D. Abell
 •  City Clerk Leslie A. Guyer
Area
[1]
 •  City 22.14 sq mi (57.34 km2)
 • Land4.68 sq mi (12.12 km2)
 • Water17.46 sq mi (45.22 km2)
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2024)
 •  City 6,963
 • Density1,346.29/sq mi (519.84/km2)
 •  Metro
509,905 (Pensacola metropolitan area)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
32561, 32562, 32563 [2]
Area code 850
FIPS code 12-28000 [3]
GNIS feature ID283485 [4]
Website https://cityofgulfbreeze.us/

Gulf Breeze is a city in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It is a suburb of Pensacola, and is in the Pensacola Metropolitan Area. The population was 6,340 in 2020 and is 6,963 as of 2024. [5]

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Gulf Breeze is located just north of Pensacola Beach, and south of Pensacola. Gulf Breeze is on the Fairpoint Peninsula, and is bordered by Navarre to the east.

Gulf Breeze provides utility services to South Santa Rosa County and Pensacola Beach over 33 square miles. The surrounding unincorporated area is known as Greater Gulf Breeze.

Geography

The city has a total area of 23.56 square miles (61.0 km2), of which 4.68 square miles (12.1 km2) is land and 18.88 square miles (48.9 km2) is water. [6]

Growth of the city itself is geographically restricted, surrounded by major water bodies on three sides; the eastern portion of Gulf Breeze is occupied by the Naval Live Oaks Reservation. As a result, new growth takes place east of the city limits along U.S. Highway 98.

Climate

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1970 4,190—
1980 5,47830.7%
1990 5,5300.9%
2000 5,6652.4%
2010 5,7631.7%
2020 6,3029.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

2010 and 2020 census

Gulf Breeze racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
RacePop 2010 [8] Pop 2020 [9] % 2010% 2020
White (NH)5,4035,57393.75%88.43%
Black or African American (NH)19190.33%0.30%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)27180.47%0.29%
Asian (NH)81981.41%1.56%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)130.02%0.05%
Some other race (NH)10180.17%0.29%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)703061.21%4.86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1522672.64%4.24%
Total5,7636,302

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,302 people, 2,983 households, and 1,809 families residing in the city. [10]

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 5,763 people, 2,185 households, and 1,758 families residing in the city. [11]

2000 census

As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 5,665 people, 2,377 households, and 1,678 families living in the city. The population density was 1,192.0 inhabitants per square mile (460.2/km2). There were 2,553 housing units at an average density of 537.2 per square mile (207.4/km2).

In 2000, there were 2,377 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.83.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $52,522, and the median income for a family was $61,661. Males had a median income of $44,408 versus $28,159 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,688. About 3.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Points of interest

Gulf Breeze (lower center) is north of Pensacola Beach, Florida, south of Pensacola, and surrounded by Pensacola Bay. Florida-Pensacola-map-legend-X-6-1756-FAA.gif
Gulf Breeze (lower center) is north of Pensacola Beach, Florida, south of Pensacola, and surrounded by Pensacola Bay.

In 1828 the U.S. government purchased the land encompassing the Naval Live Oaks Reservation for experimenting with acorns for the cultivation of live oaks to produce wooden ships. Before the Civil War, the wood of the live oak was the primary material of choice for shipbuilders, thus the protection and cultivation of the trees for the United States Navy was considered vital for defense in those turbulent times. Currently, the land comprises over 1,300 acres (530 ha) in Gulf Islands National Seashore and is supervised by the National Park Service. To the south of Highway 98 is a visitor's center for the Gulf Islands National Seashore and several public beach areas.

Gulf Breeze Library

Gulf Breeze Library
Gulf Breeze, Florida
30°21′21″N87°10′18″W / 30.3558°N 87.1717°W / 30.3558; -87.1717
LocationGulf Breeze, Florida
Established1971
Branch of Santa Rosa County Library System

The Gulf Breeze Library, opened in 1971, is part of the Santa Rosa County Library System. [12] [13]

Education

Gulf Breeze High School GulfBreezeHS.JPG
Gulf Breeze High School

Infrastructure

Gulf Breeze is served by route 61 of Escambia County Area Transit. [17] [18]

Notable people

See also

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