The City of Pensacola has expanded its city limits through annexation on multiple occasions since the original area of 9.75 square miles was laid out by Andrew Jackson in 1822.
List of annexation petitions & referenda
| Date | Area(s) to annex | Size | Residents[1] | Votes[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Against | ||||
| November 29, 1949 | East Pensacola Heights | 173 | 531 | ||
| November 10, 1953 | Granada easterly around head of Bayou Texar and Municipal Airport, south (through modern Cordova Park) to 15th Street | 4.21 square miles | 160 | 73 | |
| November 17, 1953 | East Pensacola Heights | 448 acres | |||
| February 7, 1956 | West Pensacola | 153 | 251 | ||
| June 21, 1956 | Woodland Heights, Springdale and Springdale First Addition west of Carpenter's Creek | 240 acres | 16 | 0 | |
| January 16, 1958 | West Pensacola business district (centered on Cervantes between O and V Streets) | <20 acres | petition | ||
| October 21, 1958 | Scenic Hills-Gull Point area | 500 acres | 149 registered voters | 60 | 19 |
| December 9, 1958 | Warrington | 1,532 | 2,036 | ||
| August 14, 1962 | "Old Aviation Field" south of Goulding Road and Hermann Avenue and east of Palafox | 343 acres | 3,114 | 224 | 303 |
| January 19, 1965 | Warrington, portions of Brownsville, Ensley and Brent, Ferry Pass and others | 17.2 square miles | 36,000 | 1,393 | 7,126 |
| October 11, 1966 | Area generally north of West Lee Street, south of Brainerd Street, east of J Street, and west of M and N Streets | 28.7 acres | 1,100 | 73 | 81 |
| November 8, 1988 (article) | Cordova Mall area and areas northeast of the Airport Boulevard/9th Avenue intersection | 186 | 178 | ||
| Areas around Woodchuck Avenue, Baywoods Drive, and Whisper Way | 102 | 353 | |||