Jackson County was created by the Florida Territorial Council in 1822 out of Escambia County, along with Duval County out of St. Johns County, making them the third and fourth counties in the Territory.

On July 21, 1821, Florida was divided into two counties, named Escambia County to the west and St. John's County to the east.

On July 21, 1821, there were two counties that formed Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east.

* February 5 – Nearly 2, 000 students become involved in a racially charged riot at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida ; 30 students are injured in the 4-hour fray.

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Union County, Arkansas and Union Parish, Louisiana, Teton County, Wyoming and Teton County, Idaho, Big Horn County, Wyoming and Big Horn County, Montana, Park County, Wyoming and Park County, Montana, and Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida respectively.

Escambia County is the westernmost county in the U. S. state of Florida.

Escambia County was created by European Americans on July 21, 1821.

It was named for the Escambia River.

Escambia County is part of the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The border with Escambia County, Alabama is unusual since the counties both share the same name.

Escambia County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners, each commissioner representing one of five districts.

The chief law enforcement authority of Escambia County is the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

Public primary and secondary education schools in Pensacola are administered by the Escambia County School District.

The University of West Florida and Pensacola State College, as well as Pensacola Christian College, are located in Escambia County.

* Escambia County Administrator: Charles R. " Randy " Oliver

* County Commissioner: Gene M. Valentino Escambia County District 2

* County Commissioner: Marie K. Young Escambia County District 3

* County Commissioner: Grover C. Robinson IV Escambia County District 4

Escambia County is divided into five districts.

Escambia County is a very conservative region, electing Republicans to the House of Representatives by wide margins since 1994, and voting heavily Republican in presidential elections since 1988.

* Public Defender, 1st Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties

Most development has been along State Road 4 which runs through the northern sections of Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties.

* Public Defender, 1st Judicial Circuit of Florida serving Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties

The border with Escambia County, Florida is rather unusual since the counties both share the same name.

Escambia County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Union County, Arkansas and Union Parish, Louisiana, and Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida respectively.

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Union Parish, Louisiana and Union County, Arkansas, Kent County, Maryland and Kent County, Delaware, and Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida.

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Kent County, Maryland and Kent County, Delaware, and Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida respectively.

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Sabine County, Texas and Sabine Parish, Louisiana, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Kent County, Maryland and Kent County, Delaware, and Escambia County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida respectively.

The only other instances in which two neighboring counties with the same name share a state border are Escambia County, Florida and Escambia County, Alabama, Bristol County, Massachusetts and Bristol County, Rhode Island, Kent County, Maryland and Kent County, Delaware, and Union County, Arkansas and Union Parish, Louisiana respectively.

* Because Mobile and Baldwin Counties tend to use South Alabama with exclusivity, a second use of " Lower Alabama " is to refer to the other parts of southern Alabama, including the Florida-border counties from Escambia County over to Houston County.

Pensacola Beach is part of the Pensacola – Ferry Pass – Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Escambia County and Santa Rosa counties.

The first is because Spanish Land Grants were issued along the Escambia River in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Significant non-surge areas of Escambia County south of US 98 were included in evacuation areas because of the potential for isolation by flooding.

Voluntary evacuations were declared in ten counties along the Florida Panhandle, with strong emphasis in the immediate western counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa.

Similar orders were issued in Mississippi for parts of Jackson, Hancock, and Harrison counties ; and for coastal areas in the Florida Panhandle stretching from Escambia County to Bay County.

700, 000 people in the Florida panhandle were evacuated in the days prior to Dennis, 100, 000 of them in Escambia County alone.

Minor crop losses were reported in Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington counties.

Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, WEAR is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate WFGX and the two outlets share studios on Mobile Highway / U. S. 90 / SR 10A in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida ( official address is Pensacola ).

Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, WFGX is sister to ABC affiliate WEAR-TV and the two outlets share studios on Mobile Highway / U. S. 90 / SR 10A in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida ( with a Pensacola postal address ).

The University of West Florida sits on the third largest campus in the State University System,, and its campus is a natural preserve that is bordered by two rivers and Escambia Bay.