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2010 Census: Population Shift To Cantonment Area; Escambia Grows; Century, Pensacola Shrink
March 18, 2011
Escambia County’s population increased only slightly during the last ten years, but the county experienced a population shift into the area between Barrineau Park and 9 Mile roads, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Escambia County saw a very slight 1 percent increase during the decade as the population increased from 294,410 in 2000 to 297,619 in 2010.
The county is divided into four “Census County Division” areas. Population figures from those divisions showed a very definite growth trend in the “Cantonment CCD” — an area roughly bordered by Barrineau Park and Quintette roads to the north and 9 Mile Road to the south. The area showed a 15.8 percent population increase to 50,638 person.
The three other Census County Divisions all showed 1.4 to 3.0 percent population decreases (see maps below).
Century’s population decreased slightly, from 1,714 in 2000 to 1,698 in 2010. The City of Pensacola saw a more substantial population decrease — almost 8.5 percent — from 56,255 in 200o to 51,923 in 2010.
Neighboring Santa Rosa County grew from 117,743 to 151,372 during the decade,an increase of almost 29 percent. Santa Rosa was among the fastest growing counties in Florida. The Town of Jay’s population decreased, from 579 to 533.
Below: This graphic shows the 10-year population change in four Census County Divisions in Escambia County.
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10 Responses to “2010 Census: Population Shift To Cantonment Area; Escambia Grows; Century, Pensacola Shrink”
The explanation is simple within the last six years many residents have left the due to natural disasters Ivan, Dennis, lost of property, employment, expensive home owners insurance, and a weak economy. And most recently the BP oil spill.
and yet people move in and begin complaining the next day
@polluted
If it weren’t for the paper mill and the chemical plant, Cantonment wouldn’t even exist. Those two places provide lots of good paying jobs.
I love North Escambia just as it it this day. People wanting to move north will only interrupt our style and beauty. We stick together on issues that affect our lives,and when we stick together all of you know what we can accomplish. So, let the growth stay south and I can assure you we will not stick our nose in your business unless we need to do so.
Ya’ll come move out her to Cantonment. We got us a paper mill, a power plant and a chemical company spewing pollution 24/7.
And we got us a sewage plant that smells like poo down the road that we can’t even use ourselves.
And if were lucky, here in a few years Gulf Power might build us a nice nuclear power plant and we all know how safe those things are.
Yes move to polluted Cantonment, it’s a great place to raise the kids…
if you want progress to come to the north end of the county, the bottle neck at the paper mill has to be addressed. progress will happen, it is just a question of when and how. in the meantime we have to put some real TLC into our area. we have to make our areas attractive to business and commerce. the land on the north end has just as gorgeous scenery and waterways than a lot of places around. i can see where a lot of folks would want to build out this way. here is an idea. lots of cities around the country has built “loops” round about the town.. ours would be more a semi-circle, but you get my drift. just something to think about. but the paper mill is a problem.
all i wanted was a library with a huge kids section so molino elementary could be filled with happy younguns again. altho mine were not always that happy at molino…not always….mostly ,but not always…such is childhood…
I think it is now time to bring some business to the Molino area. This community sits perfect for a shopping center, and it can accommodate the citizens from Cantonment north to the Alabama/Florida line. With the land area and people moving north, maybe we could consolidate the districts in the downtown area and move one of them north to form district 5 & 5a giving the north end two county commissioners. This would give the north end of the county more voice in our county government.
You must take into concideration that Ivan struck and blew many out of Pensacola. Also, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME COMMISIONER DISTRICTS WERE REDRAWN? I thinks the north end be shafted, north of 9mile.
Not surprising. Pensacola is beginning to look a bit shabby. By contrast much of the north Escambia area is nicer and there isn’t anywhere else to expand.