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[[Image:COPsealCityOfPensacolaSeal.gifpng|right|220px|City of Pensacola seal]]

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]]).

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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.

The city is administered by a City of Pensacola operates under the [[Pensacola City ManagerWikipedia:Mayor-council government|city managermayor-council form of government]], appointed by . Legislative powers of the City are vested in the nine-member [[Pensacola City Council]], a ten-member legislative bodywhile executive powers rest with the [[Mayor of Pensacola]].  The City Council is divided into comprised of seven electoral districts, each of which elects a council member. Two council seats are at-large members elected by district and are two members elected by the entire cityCity at-large. The final council seat is held by the largely ceremonial but elected [[mayor of Pensacola|mayor]]Council elects a Council President annually, who develops meeting agendas and chairs the Councilmeetings.

The current [[mayor Mayor of Pensacola]] is [[John FoggD.C. Reeves]].

'''[[! colspan=2 | Pensacola City Council]]'''

! DistrictSeat

| 1 || [[P.C. Wu]]|-| 2 || [[Sam Hall]]|-| 3 || [[Mike DeSorbo]]|-| 4 || [[Marty Donovan]]|-| 5 || [[John Jerralds]]|-| 6 || [[Jewel Canada-Wynn]]|-| 7 || [[Ronald Townsend]]|-| 8 (at large) || [[Jack Nobles]]|-| 9 (at large) || [[Mike Wiggins]]|} ===Appointed Officials==={| class="wikitable"|-! Position! Name|-| [[Pensacola City Manager|City Manager]] || [[Tom Bonfield]]|-| Assistant City Manager || [[Al Colby]]|-| Assistant City Manager || [[Robert Payne]]|-| City Attorney || [[John Fleming]]|-| Assistant City Attorney || [[William Wells]]|-| City Clerk || [[Ericka Burnett]]|-| Director of Finance || [[Richard Barker, Jr.]]|-| Director of the [[Community Redevelopment Agency]] || [[Becky Bray]] (Interim)|-| Director of the Community Department || [[Thaddeus Cohen]]|-| Director of the [[West Florida Regional Library System]] || [[Gene Fisher]]|-| Director of Public Works || [[Al Garza]]|-| Director of Housing || [[Pat Hubbard]]|-| Director of Civil Service || [[Suzanne Humphrey]]|-| Purchasing Manager || [[George Maiberger]]|-| Director of the [[Port of Pensacola]] District 1|| [[Clyde Mathis]]|-| Chief of the [[Pensacola Police Department]] || [[John Mathis]]|-| Director of the [[Pensacola Regional AirportDistrict 1]] || [[Frank MillerJennifer Brahier]]

| Director [[City of Sanitation Services and Fleet Management Pensacola District 2|District 2]] || [[Jerry MooreCharles Bare]]

| Director [[City of Management Information Services Pensacola District 3|District 3]] || [[William NorrishCasey Jones]]

| Director [[City of Engineering Pensacola District 4|District 4]] || [[Derrik OwensJared More]]

| Director [[City of Parks and Recreation Pensacola District 5|District 5]] || [[David FlahertyToni Teniade Broughton]]

| Director [[City of Employee Services Pensacola District 6|District 6]] || [[Mary Ann StalcupAllison Patton]]

| Director of [[Energy Services City of PensacolaDistrict 7|District 7]] || [[Don SuarezDelarian Wiggins]]