Santa Rosa County, Florida

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Santa Rosa County, Florida is a county in the Florida Panhandle known for its Gulf Coast beaches, military presence, and rapidly growing communities near Pensacola.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Florida
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
bordersCounty Escambia County, Florida
Okaloosa County, Florida
bordersState Alabama
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Bagdad, Florida
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Gulf Islands National Seashore (Santa Rosa area)
Jay, Florida
Milton, Florida
Navarre Beach
Navarre, Florida
Pace, Florida
country United States
crossedBy Interstate 10
U.S. Route 90
U.S. Route 98
dateEstablished 1842
FIPSCode 12113
formedFrom Escambia County, Florida
GNISID 00295763
governmentType county government
hasAirport Naval Air Station Whiting Field
Peter Prince Field
hasArea approximately 1,174 square miles
hasCountySeat Milton, Florida
hasLandArea approximately 1,012 square miles
hasLargestCity Navarre, Florida
hasLawEnforcementAgency Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office
hasLegislativeBody Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners
hasMilitaryInstallation Eglin Air Force Base (part)
Naval Air Station Whiting Field
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/
hasRegion Navarre Beach barrier island
hasWaterArea approximately 162 square miles
knownFor Gulf Coast beaches
military presence
rapidly growing communities near Pensacola
locatedIn Florida Panhandle
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOn Blackwater Bay
East Bay
Santa Rosa Sound
namedFor Saint Rose of Lima
partOfMetropolitanArea Pensacola metropolitan area
state Florida


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