Cantonment, Florida
Unincorporated Area
Cantonment is located in Florida
Cantonment
Cantonment
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°36′31″N 87°20′24″W / 30.60861°N 87.34000°W / 30.60861; -87.34000
Country United States
State Florida
County Escambia
Population
 (2010)
 • Total26,493
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
32533

Cantonment is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Florida. Once considered an isolated, rural community, it has rapidly expanded with residential growth in recent years. Cantonment is located north of Pensacola, and south of Molino. It is a bedroom community of Pensacola, and is located in the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cantonment is centered around Highway 29, and extends to the Perdido River to the west, and the Escambia River to the east.

Cantonment comprises the 32533 zip code (which includes the Gonzalez area) that claims (as of the 2010 census) an estimated population of 26,493 for a land area of 76.1072 square miles (197.117 km2) and a water area of 0.1257 square miles (0.326 km2).[1]

History

In 1814 Andrew Jackson camped his troops in what is now the Cantonment area.[2] This is also how the town received its name, as a cantonment is a temporary quarter for troops. Over the years, however, the pronunciation of the town's name has changed to differ from the pronunciation of the word cantonment. Locals generally refer to the community as "can-tone-ment."

Location

Andrew Jackson

Cantonment is located in Escambia County, in the western Panhandle of Florida. Cantonment comprises the entirety of the 32533 ZIP code, It is bordered by Pensacola to the south, with its southern border generally considered to be Ten Mile Road, and bordered by Molino to the north, with its northern border generally considered to be Barrineau Park Road. Cantonment is surrounded to the west and east by the Perdido River and Escambia River respectively.

Notable people

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cantonment.
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References

  1. ↑ ZIP Code 32533 Data - zip-codes.com
  2. ↑ Seminole Wars Forts "(1814, 1821), Cantonment. Encampment site used by General Andrew Jackson during the First Creek War, and also again before the Spanish cession of West Florida.", www.northamericanforts.co,m accessed October 21, 2022
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