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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"
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" | '''417'''
| 319
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| [[November 10]], [[1955]]
| [[Northmoor Heights]] subdivision and surrounding areas
| 17+ acres
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| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
| [[February 7]], [[1956]]
| [[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
|
|
| 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
|-
| 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
|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
|-
| 102
| bgcolor="#e8b9b9" | '''353'''
|-
|[[March 14]], [[1991]]
|Three areas on North [[Palafox Street]] near [[City Garage]]
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|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
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|[[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]]
|[[October 10]], [[1996]]
|Small area north of [[Royce Street]], east of [[Davis Highway]]
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|
| bgcolor="#c2e8b9" colspan="2" | petition
|-
|[[May 22]], [[2003]]
|Small parcel at 712 North [[T Street]]
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| 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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