Panama City, Florida
Panama City, Florida City City of Panama City Panama City's town/city hall in November 2013.
Panama City's town/city hall in November 2013.
Flag of Panama City, Florida Flag Official seal of Panama City, Florida City 35.4 sq mi (91.8 km2) City 36,484 Panama City is a town/city and the governmental center of county of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S.
Route 98, it is the biggest city between Tallahassee and Pensacola.
It is the more populated of two principal metros/cities of the Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 36,484. When Panama City was incorporated in 1909, its initial metro-boundary were 15th Street (Hwy 98) on the north, Balboa Avenue on the west and Bay Avenue on the east. In 1906, the evolution was titled "Panama City" and incorporated as "Panama City" in 1909.
According to the Panama City Public Library's A History of Panama City, a developer titled George Mortimer West hoped to spur real estate evolution in Bay County amid a reconstructionof intense prominent interest in the assembly of the Panama Canal by changing the town's name from Harrison to Panama City, because a straight line between Chicago and the capital of the Central American nation of Panama intersected the Florida town.
Additionally, since required meanders around territory formations in a seaborne route to the canal added distance when starting at other ports, Panama City was the closest advanced port in the US mainland to the Caribbean entrance of the Panama Canal.
As of the fourth quarter in 2016, there is a commercial rebranding campaign set out to rebrand the downtown region of Panama City, Florida to "Harrison" or "Harrison Historic Downtown Panama City." Harrison is the road (thoroughfare) that runs through downtown Panama City, Florida.
As of the census of 2010, there were 36,484 citizens , 14,792 homeholds, and 8,613 families residing in the city.
As of the census of 2010, the ethnic makeup of the town/city is 71.6% White, 22.0% African American, 1.6% Asian, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.9% from two or more competitions, and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the city, the populace was 20.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
Panama City is positioned at 30 10 28 N 85 39 52 W (30.174451, -85.664480) inside the Florida Panhandle and along the Emerald Coast.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city limits encompass an region of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km2), of which 29.3 square miles (75.8 km2) is territory and 6.2 square miles (16.0 km2), or 17.39%, is water. Panama City has a humid subtropical climate, with short, mild winters and long, hot and humid summers.
The town/city is susceptible to hurricanes, such as Hurricane Earl, which brought winds of more than eighty miles per hour in 1998.
Climate data for Panama City, Fla.
As of the 2000 census, the city's median homehold income was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890.
The city's per capita income was $17,830.
In 2006, Panama City was titled the best place to invest in real estate in the US by CNN's Business 2.0 magazine. Tyndall Air Force Base is east of the city.
The town/city is also home to the U.S.
Navy's Naval Support Activity Panama City which is home to various research and training projects.
The chief retail center is now Pier Park on the beach and Panama City Mall athwart the Hathaway Bridge in town.
The two chief east-to-west thoroughfares in Panama City proper are 23rd Street and U.S.
Intercity transit is handled by the city's Greyhound station. The town/city was served by the Panama City-Bay County International Airport (PFN) until May 22, 2010.
Petersburg, lived in Panama City from 1991 to 1999 Robert Lee Mc - Kenzie, entrepreneur, real estate developer, first mayor of Panama City, and an meaningful figure in the early history of Bob Jones University According to Star Trek lore, "Trip" was born and lived in Panama City.
Panama City Beach TV - Public-access tv cable TV WYYX, 97 - X, "Panama City's Rock Station" Panama City's enhance schools are directed by Bay District School.
A fitness of charter schools, University Academy and Bay Haven Schools also services the Panama City area.
Private schools in the town/city include, Holy Nativity Episcopal School, St.
Florida State University Panama City Campus and a satellite ground of Troy University are positioned in the city.
Public high schools in the Panama City metro-area include Rutherford High School, Bay High School, Mosley High School, Arnold High School, Bozeman Learning Center, and Rowsenwald High School.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Panama City city, Florida".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Panama City city, Florida".
"Panama City".
Panama City Beach TV Wikimedia Commons has media related to Panama City, Florida.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Panama City, Florida.
Panama City official website Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau Panama City, Florida's history with tropical systems from hurricanecity.com Historic newspapers for Panama City in the Florida Digital Newspaper Library including the Panama City Pilot Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panama City, Florida Panama City Beach Parker Panama City, Florida Municipalities and communities of Bay County, Florida, United States
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Panama City, Florida - 1909 establishments in Florida - Cities in Bay County, Florida - Cities in Florida - County seats in Florida - Populated places established in 1909 - Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida - Port metros/cities and suburbs of the United States Gulf Coast - Port metros/cities in Florida
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