• Named for Santa Rosa Island
• Located in the Panhandle
• Northwest section of Florida
• Adjacent to Escambia County in Alabama (to the north), Okaloosa County in Florida (to the east), and Escambia County in Florida (to the west).
• Latitude: 30.7690 N
Longitude: 86.9824° W
• Gulf of Mexico to the South
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• Total Area: 655,360 acres or
1,024 square miles
•1,250 acres small bodies of water
• 45 miles long; 32 miles wide
• 1,017 square miles of land
• 157 square miles of water (13.5%)
• Escambia River forms western boundary; largest stream in area; flows through deep gorge
• Santa Rosa Sound in southern portion
Santa Rosa
Florida
Population
117,743
18,537,969
Homes
43,794
8,852,755
Families
33,326
N/A
Avg. Family Size
3
2.98
Females to Males
100 to 100.60
100 to 110
Median Age
37
38.7
Age Distribution in Santa Rosa
Under 18
18-24
25-44
45-64
65 or older
26.6%
7.2%
31.1% 24.1%
Santa Rosa
Florida
Median
Household
Income
41,881
47,802
Median Family
Income
46,929
34,094
Median Male
Income
34,874
39,208
Median Female
Income
22,304
32,032
Per Capita
Income
20,089
21, 557
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Ethnicity
White
Black or African American
Native American
Hispanic/Latino
Two or More
Other Race
Pacific Islander
Asian 90.72%
4.25% 1.01%
2.52%
1.98%
• County formed in 1842
• Floridatown first county seat
• Moved to Milton after yellow fever outbreak in 1842
Board of 5 County Commissioners
• Enact all legislation, programs, and expenditures in county
• Commissioners are voted on by major towns
• Pace, Milton, Jay, Navarre and Gulf Breeze
• Select Chair and Vice-Chair
District Commissioner
1 (Pace) Tom Stewart
2 (Milton/Central to Northeastern Region)
Bob Cole
3 (Jay/Central to Northwestern Region)
Don Salter
4
(Navarre/Southe astern Region)
Gordon Goodin
5 (Gulf Breeze) John Broxson
Office Officeholder Supervisor of Elections Ann Bodenstein Property Appraiser Greg Brown
Sheriff Wendell Hall
Tax Collector Robert McClure
Clerk of Courts Mary M. Johnson
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South
• From Holley and Navarre in east to Gulf Breeze Peninsula
• Contains unincorporated community Navarre Beach, on island
• Santa Rosa Sound, Pensacola Bay, East Bay
• Fast-growing
• Bedroom community
Central
• North of bays and south of forest
• Milton
North
• Forest and farming
• Only town is Jay
• Large oil and natural gas field around Jay
• Made many farmers in rich in 1970s,
depleted today
• Most citizens
returned to forest and farming
Soil
• More than half of soil “productive of common crops and pasture grasses” (U.S.D.A)
• County good for farming
Water
• Many streams
• Recreational and industrial uses
Forest
• Most of county woodland
• Originally covered
Other
• Warm humid-temperate climate
• Long, warm, humid days in summer
• Mild and short winter
• Average annual temperature: 67 F
• Average annual rainfall: 65 inches
• Average summer temperature: 80.1 F
• Average winter temperature: 54.3°F
• 45% of rain during June, July, August, and September
• Long-lasting gentle rains in winter
• Measurable snow 1 year in 10
• One of major sources of income • Mainly general farming area
• Cotton
• Soybeans, corn, peanuts, small grains
• Some truck crops (vegetables) and pecan groves
• Most of crops in northwestern part of county
• Livestock: cattle, hogs, and poultry
• 90,000 acres or 14% of land for crops and pasture
• Soils some of the best in Florida for farming
Santa Rosa County Agriculture Volume
(Acres, Head)
Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec
Seafood
Finfish-Pounds (5) 118,918 harvesting harvesting harvesting harvesting
Invertebrates
-Pounds (5) 104,833 harvesting harvesting harvesting harvesting
Field Crops
Cotton (2) 21,900 plant growing harvest
Forage (1) 2,861dormant grow mow/grow mow/grow
Peanuts (2) 20,600 plant growing harvest
Horticulture
Greenhouses
/sq ft (1) 82,794 in production in production in production in production
Livestock
Beef
Cattle/Calves (4)
5,000over-winter calving growing growing
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Manufacturing, forestry, military installations major income
• Over half of county for forest products
• Several major manufacturing companies
• Acrylic fibers, lingerie, and fertilizer
• Whiting Field Naval Air Station and Eglin Air Force Base;
train U.S. Navy pilots and other military
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