Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola (/ˌpɛnsəˈkoʊlə /) is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and is part of Escambia County, Florida in the United States According to the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 51,923 people, down from 56,255 people in the 2000 census. Pensacola is the primary city of the Pensacola metropolitan area, with approximately 461,227 residents as of 2012.

Pensacola is a seaport on Pensacola Bay, protected by the Santa Rosa barrier island and connected to the Gulf of Mexico. A major US naval air station, the first in the United States, is located southwest of Pensacola near Warrington; it is the base of the Blue Angels flight demonstration group and the National Naval Aviation Museum. The main campus of the University of West Florida is located north of the city center.

This area was originally inhabited by the Muskogean ethnic group. Pensacola's residents lived there at the time of European exposure, and the Creek frequently visited and traded from present-day southern Alabama. The Spanish explorer Tristán de Luna established a short settlement in 1559. In 1698 the Spanish established a fort in the area, from which the modern city gradually developed. This region has changed many times as European powers contested in North America. During British rule in Florida (1763–1781), the fortifications were consolidated. It is nicknamed "City of the Five Flags", due to the fact that five governments have ruled it throughout history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the United States and the interstate states. American intelligence. Other nicknames include "World's Whiteest Beach" (due to the white sands of Florida panhandle beaches), "Naval aviation cradle", "West Gate to Sunshine State", "Stable place America's first", "Emerald Coast", "Red Snapper", "Capital of the World", and" P-Cola ".

Geography
Pensacola is located at 30 ° 26′13 ″ N 87 ° 12′33 ″ W (30.436988, −87.209277), north of Pensacola Bay. It is 59 miles (95 & nbsp; km) east of Mobile, Alabama, and 196 miles (315 & nbsp; km) west of Tallahassee, the state capital of Florida. According to the US Census Bureau, Pensacola has a total area of ​​40.7 square miles (105.4 km2), comprising 22.5 square miles (58.4 km2) of land and 18.1 square miles (47, 0 km2), 44.62%, country.

Architecture
Pensacola are not only prominent high-rise buildings, but also a number of low-rise buildings. The tallest is the 15-storey Crowne Plaza Grand Hotel, with a height of 146 feet (45 m). Other high-rise buildings include Scenic Apartments (98 feet (30 m)), SunTrust Tower (96 feet (29 m)), Seville Tower (88 feet (27 m)) and AT&T Building (76 feet ( 23 m)).

The historic buildings in Pensacola include the First National Bank Building.

Climates
Cantonment Clinch began providing meteorological observations in the 1820s until 1830s. Observations from the Pensacola area by other sources took place continuously for several decades thereafter.

Weather statistics since the late 20th century have been recorded at the airport. City saw a one-digit temperature (below −12 °C) above three times: 5 °F (−15 °C) on January 21, 1985, 7& nbsp;°F (−14 °C on 13 February 1899 and 8 °F (−13 °C) on January 11, 1982. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pensacola has a humid subtropical climate, (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters and hot and humid summers. Typical summer conditions are lower than 90 °F (32–34 °C) and lower in the mid 70s & nbsp; ° F (23–24 & nbsp;°C). Afternoon or evening thunderstorms are common during the summer months. Due in part to the coastal location, temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C) are relatively rare, and finally occurred in June 2011, when two of the first four days of the month were recorded. century high. Highest temperature ever recorded in the city was 106 °F (41 °C) on July 14, 1980. Average daily temperature in January was 51.4 °F (10.8  °C); freezing temperatures occur above an average of 13.7 nights per season, with averaging freezing conditions from February 13 to February 20. Temperatures below 20 °F (−7 °C) are rare and common. last released on January 8, 2015, when temperatures were low 19 °F (−7 °C). Lowest temperature ever recorded in the city was 5 °F (−15 °C) on January 21, 1985.

Population
According to the 2010 census, it has 51,923 people, 23,600 households, and 14,665 families residing in the city, and 402,000 people in Pensacola MSA. The population density was 2,303.5 people per square mile (956.8 / km²). There are 26,848 housing units at an average density of 1,189.4 per square mile (459.2/km²). The city's racial rate is 66.3% Caucasian, 28.0% African American, 2.0% Asian, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Thai Binh Duong, 2.3% from two or more races. 3.3% of Hispanic or Latino descent of any race.

There are 24,524 households out of which 24.6% have children living with them, 39.7% are married couples living together, 16.7% are single women and 40.2% are not family. 32.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.

Of the total population in Pensacola, 45.9% identified to have a religion, slightly lower than the national average of 48.3%. More than 48% of Pensacolians there is a religion identified as Baptist (22.1% of all city dwellers). Other Christian denominations include Roman Catholicism (9.2% of city dwellers), Pentecostals (3.8%), Methodist (3.8%), Episcopal (1.1%), and Presbyterian (1), (1%) and Orthodox (0.3%). Pensacola was home to a small number of Jews (0.2% of the city dwellers) but the Jewish community was very important, with its origins mainly in German Jewish immigrants in the mid-19th century. There were also Jewish immigrants from other parts of the South, and immigrants from other parts of Europe.