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{{main|Pensacola city limits}}
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 such as in the 1980s to incorporate , when the area including [[Cordova Mall]]was incorporated into the city.<ref>"City eyes annexation of areas." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 17, 2005.</ref> The city now occupies 22.7 square miles. However, there is a movement to annex more unincorporated urban areas of Pensacola to better represent the actual metropolitan area.
==Codes and ordinances==
