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Pensacola is a seaport city in and the county seat of [[Escambia County]], [[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]], United States. It is the county seat of Escambia County(''also see: [[Pensacola overview]]'').

As of the * ''Population:'' The 2000 census, the city had a total population of Pensacola was 56,255 , and as of the 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is was 54,734.[1] However, the greater Pensacola area had a population of 437,125. It is the largest metropolitan area in the Florida Panhandle and the second largest on the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Tampa, after Mobile, Alabama.

* ''Location:'' Pensacola is a sea port seaport on Pensacola Bay, which connects to the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. A The large United States US Navy airbase, [[wikipedia:Naval Air Station Pensacola|Naval Air Station Pensacola]], the first in the United States, is located southwest of Pensacola (near the community of Warrington) and is home to the [[Blue Angels ]] flight -demonstration team and the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

* ''Nicknames:'' Pensacola is nicknamed "The City of Five Flags" due to the five flags that have flown over it during its history: the flags of Spain (Castile), France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. Other nicknames include "World's Whitest Beaches", "Cradle of Naval Aviation", "Western Gate to the Sunshine State", "America's First Settlement", "Redneck Riviera" and "Red Snapper Capital of the World". There are many topics related to Pensacola, including: * Parks: [[Seville Square]], [[Bartram Park]], [[Community Maritime Park]]* Buildings: [[Pensacola Civic Center]]* Streets: [[Main Street]], [[Palafox Street]], [[Alcaniz Street]], [[Government Street]], [[Garden Street]].* Nearby areas: [[Gulf Islands National Seashore]], [[Fort Barrancas]], [[Gulf Breeze]], [[Pensacola Beach]]. Those are just a few of the hundreds of topics about Pensacola (also try selecting "Random page" at upper left).

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