Editing City of Pensacola annexations

The [[City of Pensacola]] has expanded its [[Pensacola city limits|city limits]] through '''annexation''' on multiple occasions since the original area of 9.75 square miles was laid out by [[Andrew Jackson]] in [[1822]].

A [[1937]] state law applicable only to Pensacola made large-scale annexation possible only by approval of two-thirds of city voters and two-thirds of voters within the territory to be annexed.<ref>"Let's Build Better City." ''Pensacola News''. April 26, 1943.</ref> This was long considered an insurmountable obstacle to expanding the city limits. In the 1940s, proponents of annexation tried to convince residents in unincorporated areas that joining the city would lower their insurance costs. Also, at that time, homesteads valued up to $5,000 were exempt from city property taxes. Nevertheless, a [[November 19]], [[1949]] referendum to annex [[East Pensacola Heights]] resulted in a 3-to-1 defeat.

Furthermore, in [[1949]], a push was made to incorporate the [[Brownsville]] suburb, which had at the time 8,000-10,000 residents, into its own municipality: the "[[City of West Pensacola]]." The proposed boundaries were [[Avery Street]] to the north, the [[Pensacola city limits]] to the east, [[Bayou Chico]] to the south, and the [[Frisco Railroad]] tracks to the west.<ref>"Bill to Create West Pensacola City Planned." ''Pensacola News'', April 1, 1949.</ref> State Senator [[Philip D. Beall, Jr.]] introduced a bill on [[May 20]] calling for an election to incorporate the area, but it was vetoed by Governor [[Wikipedia:Fuller Warren|Fuller Warren]] on [[June 10]].<ref>"Governor Vetoes West Pensacola, Eight Other Bills." ''Pensacola News'', June 11, 1949.</ref>

==List of annexation petitions & referenda==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Date
! rowspan="2" | Area(s) to annex
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em;" | Size
! rowspan="2" | Residents<ref>At time of referendum</ref>
! colspan="2" | Votes<ref>Except where noted, vote tallies include only residents of areas to be annexed</ref>
|-
! style="width:4em;" | For
! style="width:4em;" | Against
|-
| [[November 29]], [[1949]]
| [[East Pensacola Heights]]
| 
| 
| 173
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''531'''
|-
| [[November 10]], [[1953]]
| [[Granada]] easterly around head of [[Bayou Texar]] and [[Municipal Airport]], south (through modern [[Cordova Park]]) to [[Lakeview Avenue|15th Street]]
| 2,688 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''160'''
| 73
|-
| [[November 17]], [[1953]]
| [[East Pensacola Heights]]
| 448 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''417'''
| 319
|-
| [[November 10]], [[1955]]
| [[Northmoor Heights]] subdivision and surrounding areas
| 17+ acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[February 7]], [[1956]]
| [[West Pensacola]]
| 
| 
| 153
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''251'''
|-
| [[June 21]], [[1956]]
| [[Woodland Heights]], [[Springdale]] and Springdale First Addition west of [[Carpenter's Creek]]
| 240 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''16'''
| 0
|-
| [[February 19]], [[1957]]
| [[Mallory Heights]]
| 839 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''28'''
| 8
|-
| [[April 23]], [[1957]]
| [[Highland Terrace]]
| 462 acres
| 482 registered voters
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''233'''
| 49
|-
| [[October 8]], [[1957]]
| [[Fontanel Place]]
| 110 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''94'''
| '''17'''
|-
| [[January 16]], [[1958]]
| [[West Pensacola]] business district (centered on [[Cervantes]] between [[O Street|O]] and [[V Street]]s)
| <20 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[June 3]], [[1958]]
| Area north and east of the [[Pensacola airport|airport]]
| 662 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''4'''
| 0
|-
| [[August 12]], [[1958]]
| Area east of the [[Pensacola airport|airport]]
| 469 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''22'''
| 20
|-
| [[October 21]], [[1958]]
| [[Scenic Hills]]-[[Gull Point]] area
| 1,040 acres
| 149 registered voters
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''60'''
| 19
|-
| [[November 13]], [[1958]]
| Area south of [[Cervantes Street]] between [[Q Street|Q]] and [[T Street]]s
| 
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[November 26]], [[1958]]
| Area northwest of [[Strong Street|Strong]] and [[M Street]]s<br/>Small area southeast of [[La Rua Street|la Rua]] and [[T Street]]s
| 
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[December 9]], [[1958]]
| [[Warrington]]
| 
| 
| 1,532
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''2,036'''
|-
| [[March 3]], [[1959]]
| Area north of [[Carpenter's Creek]] and adjacent to [[Springdale]] subdivision
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''9'''
| 0
|-
| [[1959]]
| Section of [[Baars & Kirchmaier]]
| 249 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | 
| 
|-
| [[June 23]], [[1959]]
| Portion of [[Abb's subdivision]]
| 226.2 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''34'''
| 13
|-
| [[November 10]], [[1959]]
| [[Ferry Pass Heights]]
| 485 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''80'''
| 51
|-
| [[March 13]], [[1962]]
| [[Nobles]], south of [[Dunmire]]
| 125 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''33'''
| 6
|-
| [[1962]]
| Area west of [[Ferry Pass Highway]]
| 40 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | 
| 
|-
| [[August 14]], [[1962]]
| "[[Old Aviation Field]]" south of [[Goulding Road]] and [[Herman Avenue]] and east of [[Palafox]]
| 343 acres
| 3,114
| 224
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''303'''
|-
| [[1963]]
| [[Eau Claire Estates]]
| 100 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | 
| 
|-
|[[March 5]], [[1964]]
| Area north of [[Carpenter's Creek]] and west of [[Davis Highway|Ferry Pass Highway]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''6'''
| 2
|-
| [[January 19]], [[1965]]
| [[Warrington]], portions of [[Brownsville]], [[Ensley]] and [[Brent]], [[Ferry Pass]] and others
| 17.2 square miles
| 36,000
| 1,393
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''7,126'''
|-
| [[October 11]], [[1966]]
| [[Morris Courts]]
| 28.7 acres
| 1,100
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''73'''
| 38
|-
| [[October 11]], [[1966]]
| Area generally north of West [[Lee Street]], south of [[Brainerd Street]], east of [[J Street]], and west of [[M Street|M]] and [[N Street]]s
| 28.7 acres
| 1,100
| 73
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''81'''
|-
| [[December 23]], [[1969]]
| Five schools: [[Pensacola High School|Pensacola High]], [[Washington High School|Washington High]], [[Brown-Barge Elementary School|Brown-Barge Elementary]], [[Workman Middle School|Workman Junior High]] and [[Holm Elementary School|Holm Elementary]]
| 105 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | requested by [[Escambia County School Board]]
|-
| [[April 23]], [[1970]]
| Portion of [[Abb's subdivision]]
| 1.86 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[June 7]], [[1971]]
| Area generally south of [[John Carroll Road]], east of [[Beauclair Road]], west of [[Allyn Way]] and north of [[Toni Street]]
| 11.8 acres
| over 100
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[April 12]], [[1979]]
| Area south of [[Airport Boulevard]] between [[9th Avenue|9th]] and [[12th Avenue]]s
| 5.923 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[August 9]], [[1979]]
| Area southeast of [[Texar Drive]] and Alcaniz Street (present-day [[Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive]])
| 
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[July 10]], [[1980]]
| Portions of Kupfrian Park Subdivision
| 
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[August 27]], [[1981]]
| [[Camelot]] subdivision
| 15.35 acres
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[February 25]], [[1982]] 
|Three parcels near [[Sacred Heart Hospital]]
|9.165 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[December 8]], [[1983]] 
|Two lots in [[Bonair]] subdivision
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[May 24]], [[1984]]
|[[Madison Park]] and [[Cordova Square]] office parks
|1.232 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[December 19]], [[1985]]
|Area between [[Airport Boulevard]] and [[Trinity Drive]]
|13.38 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[January 30]], [[1986]]
| Area south of [[Airport Boulevard]] between [[9th Avenue|9th]] and [[12th Avenue]]s
| 0.97 acre
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[August 27]], [[1987]] 
|Area between [[College Boulevard]] and [[Airport Boulevard]]
|2.784 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[November 5]], [[1987]] 
|Area north of [[College Boulevard]] and west of [[9th Avenue]]
|3.145 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[March 31]], [[1988]] 
|Area west of [[Davis Highway]] ([[Pensacola Square Shopping Center]])
|4.66 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[June 30]], [[1988]] 
|Small area south of [[Chablis Lane]] adjacent to [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|airport]]
|2.04 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[August 25]], [[1988]]
|Small area south of [[Hewitt Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[September 8]], [[1988]] 
|Area north of [[Creighton Road]] and [[Keating Road]]
|20.24 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[November 8]], [[1988]] ('''[[City of Pensacola annexation referendum, 1988|article]]''')
| [[Cordova Mall]] area and areas northeast of the [[Airport Boulevard]]/[[9th Avenue]] intersection
| 
| 
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''186'''
| 178
|-
| Areas around [[Woodchuck Avenue]], [[Baywoods Drive]], and [[Whisper Way]]
| 
| 
| 102
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''353'''
|-
|[[March 14]], [[1991]]
|Three areas on North [[Palafox Street]] near [[City Garage]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[July 11]], [[1991]]
|Area in 2800 block of North [[Palafox Street]] near [[City Garage]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[August 15]], [[1991]]
|6008 [[Walton Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[March 26]], [[1992]]
|Area between [[Royce Street|Royce]] and [[Hewitt Street]]s west of [[Davis Highway]]
|3.304 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[June 25]], [[1992]]
|[[Baars Family Estate|Baars family]] property near [[Davis Highway]] and [[Airport Boulevard]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[April 29]], [[1993]]
|Small area southeast of [[Pace Boulevard]] and [[Strong Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[September 22]], [[1994]]
|Area southwest of [[Hyatt Street|Hyatt]] and [[McCoy Street]]s
|8.094 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[January 12]], [[1995]]
|Small area south of [[Hewitt Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[February 9]], [[1995]]
|Small area east of [[Dewrell Square]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[February 23]], [[1995]]
|South end of [[Alicia Drive]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | Requested by [[Habitat for Humanity]]
|-
|[[March 28]], [[1996]]
|Area off [[Northpointe Boulevard]]
|8.28 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[August 22]], [[1996]]
|Small area near [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Hickory Street]]s
|1.3 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[October 10]], [[1996]]
|Small area north of [[Royce Street]], east of [[Davis Highway]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[May 22]], [[2003]]
|Small parcel at 712 North [[T Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[August 24]], [[2006]]
|Portions of [[East Brent Baptist Church]] property and [[Clopton Cemetery]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[March 8]], [[2007]]
|540 and 543 [[Fontaine Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[March 8]], [[2007]]
|[[East Port]] subdivision
|3.35 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[March 22]], [[2007]]
|Small area northwest of [[Gadsden Street|Gadsden]] and [[T Street]]s
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[April 26]], [[2007]]
|Area adjacent to the [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|airport]] near [[Sherrill Avenue]]
|6.645 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[June 28]], [[2007]]
|517 [[Selina Street]] and 518 East [[Royce Street]]
|1.7 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[June 28]], [[2007]]
|Small portion of parcel at 6130 [[Walton Street]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[October 11]], [[2007]]
|Area between [[Interstate 110]] and [[Village Oaks Drive]]
|4.41 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[December 13]], [[2007]]
|[[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport|Airport]]-owned property in 6400-6500 blocks of North [[9th Avenue]], adjacent to the airport
|8.6 acres
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|May [[2008]]
|Areas around [[Baptist Hospital]]
|
|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | Requested by [[Baptist Hospital]]
|}

==Notes & references==
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*Cecil Foister. "Annexation Defeat Reason Cloudy." ''Pensacola News'', November 29, 1967.
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