Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- February 18, 1842
- Named after
- Saint Rose of Viterbo
- Seat
- Milton
- Largest community
- Navarre
- Total
- 1,174 sq mi (3,040 km )
- Land
- 1,012 sq mi (2,620 km )
- Water
- 162 sq mi (420 km ) 13.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 211,115
- Density
- 186/sq mi (71.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Santa Rosa County is a county in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, its population was 188,000. The county seat is Milton, which lies in the geographic center of the county. Other major communities within Santa Rosa County are Navarre, Pace, and Gulf Breeze. Navarre is the most populated community, with a population of approximately 45,000 residents. Santa Rosa County is included in the Pensacola metropolitan area, which also includes Escambia County.
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