Changes

The city limits were originally set by [[Andrew Jackson]] in [[1821]] with an area of 9.75 square miles. This was increased to 17.2555 square miles in [[1953]].<ref>http://www.cityshowcase.com/pensacola/</ref> Other areas have been annexed since then, most recently in the 1980s to incorporate the area including [[Cordova Mall]],.<ref>"City eyes annexation of areas." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 17, 2005.</ref> but The city now occupies 39.7 square miles. However, there is a [[Annexation movement|movement to annex]] more unincorporated urban areas of Pensacola to better represent the actual metropolitan area.