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The '''City of Pensacola''' is the incorporated portion of the [[Pensacola metropolitan area]] and the municipal government which administers it. As of the [[Wikipedia:United States Census, 2000|federal census]] in [[2000]], the population of the City of Pensacola was 56,255 ''(see [[City of Pensacola#Population|Population]])''. The City of Pensacola is the [[Wikipedia:County seat|county seat]] of [[Escambia County]] and the anchor of a [[Pensacola metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] with a population of over 400,000.
==Population==
As of the [[Wikipedia:United States Census, 2000|federal census]] in [[2000]], the population of the City of Pensacola was 56,255. In [[2005]], the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at 54,055. The City of Pensacola has seen a steady decrease in population in recent years as more residents migrate to outlying suburban areas in [[Escamabia Escambia County|Escambia]] and [[Santa Rosa County|Santa Rosa Counties]]. The population of the [[Pensacola metropolitan area]], encompassing both Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, is estimated to be 439,877 ([[2005]]).
==City limits==
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{{sectstubmain|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 in the 1980s to incorporate the area including [[Cordova Mall]],<ref>"City eyes annexation of areas." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 17, 2005.</ref> but there is a [[Annexation movement|movement to annex]] more unincorporated urban areas of Pensacola to better represent the actual metropolitan area.
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, such as in the 1980s, 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==
A complete copy of the City's Code of Ordinances is [http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=11418&sid=9 available online].
==City Officialsgovernment==The City of Pensacola operates under the [[Wikipedia:Mayor-council government|mayor-council form of government]]. Legislative powers of the City are vested in the nine-member [[Pensacola City Council]], while executive powers rest with the [[Mayor of Pensacola]]. The City Council is comprised of seven members elected by district and two members elected by the City at-large. The Council elects a Council President annually, who develops meeting agendas and chairs Council meetings.
===Elected Officials===
The current [[mayor Mayor of Pensacola]] is [[John FoggD.C. Reeves]].
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! Council Member
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| Director [[City of Sanitation Services and Fleet Management Pensacola District 2|District 2]] || [[Jerry MooreCharles Bare]]
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| Director [[City of Management Information Services Pensacola District 3|District 3]] || [[William NorrishCasey Jones]]
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| Director [[City of Engineering Pensacola District 4|District 4]] || [[Derrik OwensJared More]]
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| Director [[City of Parks and Recreation Pensacola District 5|District 5]] | TBD| [[Toni Teniade Broughton]]
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| Director [[City of Employee Services Pensacola District 6|District 6]] || [[Mary Ann StalcupAllison Patton]]
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| Director of [[Energy Services City of PensacolaDistrict 7|District 7]] || [[Don SuarezDelarian Wiggins]]
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