This page is about the county in Florida, for other uses of the name, see
Escambia (disambiguation).
Escambia County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2000 population was 294,210. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its county seat is Pensacola, Florida.
Escambia County was created on July 21, 1821. It was named for the Escambia River. Escambia County and St. Johns County were Florida's origin...
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This page is about the county in Florida, for other uses of the name, see
Escambia (disambiguation).
Escambia County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2000 population was 294,210. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its county seat is Pensacola, Florida.
Escambia County was created on July 21, 1821. It was named for the Escambia River. Escambia County and St. Johns County were Florida's original two counties with the Suwannee River being the boundary between the two. The name "Escambia" may be derived from the Creek name "Shambia", meaning "clearwater", or the Choctaw word for "cane-brake" or "reed-brake".
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 876 square miles (2,268 km²).662 square miles (1,715 km²) of it is land and 213 square miles (552 km²) of it (24.35%) is water.
The county includes the island of Santa Rosa, which is separate from Santa Rosa County proper.
Escambia County is part of the Pensacola...
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