WEST SIIIIIDE!  

Warrington. What is it? Is it a township? A neighborhood? Just a “place?”  According to the U.S. Government Warrington is a census-designated place. (Look it what that is on Wikipedia). 

Essentially Warrington has several neighborhoods all bound up in a geographic are of concentrated people. Whatever.

But what IS Warrington? It’s certainly been there a while. A huge majority of the residents work in some capacity around the military bases in the area. It’s got shops, restaurants and lots of houses. between downtown Pensacola and the Alabama state line and lies 6 miles between both. The 2010 census claims it has 14,531 people. The Naval Air Station is located within Warrington although it has its own zip code. 

Lewis Warrington

Lewis Warrington, the area’s namesake. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

That’s not what Warrington is, though. Let’s go back to the beginning. Warrington is named after LEWIS WARRINGTON a U.S. Naval officer during the Barbary war and the War of 1812. He temporarily served as the Secretary of the Navy and helped choose the area that was to become Pensacola Naval Air Station. He also served as the Commandant of the newly established Navy Yard in 1826-1827. From Wikipedia: 

In 1826, Warrington served as one of three commissioners on a panel charged with selecting a site on which to establish a new South Atlantic fleet. The panel selected Pensacola, Florida – site of the first permanent European settlement in North America in the year 1559 – and Warrington was ordered to Pensacola where he was charged with overseeing the construction of a new navy yard.[3] Warrington established a village adjacent to the new navy yard and gave it his name. Warrington Village remained occupied until the 1930s when the property was transitioned for use in naval aviation and the residents were relocated. Many residents moved just outside the navy base, and established a New Warrington. Today, the diverse community is known simply as Warrington. In 1829, Lewis Warrington was promoted and returned to Norfolk for a decade as commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard. In 1840, he was reassigned to Washington for another two years as commissioner on the Navy Board. After the 1842 reorganization of the Navy Department, Warrington became Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.

Warrington Ford

Old Ford Dealership. Photo courtesy of Frank Hardy Photo.

The original Warrington was located between the Yard and Fort Barrancas. The town was relocated to the north of Bayou Grande in the 1930’s to make room for an ever expanding Naval Air Station.

Old Warrington map

 

For a short time in the 20th century Warrington was actually a town. In 1975 it lost that status due to changes in incorporation laws and is now under the jurisdiction of the Escambia County Commission.

THE STATS

According to Citydata.com Warrington is 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

The average age is 43.6.

The avarage household income is $35,757, up nearly $5,000 from the 2000 census.

The racial breakdown are as follows:

Warrington racial breakdown Pensacola Florida

 

  • High school or higher: 88.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes


    • Employment:

    Accommodation and food services (15%)

  • Construction (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

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    Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Warrington:

    • Pensacola State College (about 9 miles; Pensacola, FL; Full-time enrollment: 8,740)
    • The University of West Florida (about 12 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 10,240)
    • Columbia Southern University (about 22 miles; Orange Beach, AL; FT enrollment: 14,996)
    • James H Faulkner State Community College (about 44 miles; Bay Minette, AL; FT enrollment: 3,703)
    • Northwest Florida State College (about 50 miles; Niceville, FL; FT enrollment: 5,052)
    • Bishop State Community College (about 51 miles; Mobile, AL; FT enrollment: 2,822)
    • University of South Alabama (about 58 miles; Mobile, AL; FT enrollment: 13,228)

    Warrington compared to Florida state average:

    • Median house value below state average.
    • Unemployed percentage below state average.
    • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
    • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
    • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
    • House age above state average.


    According to neighborhoodscout.com Warrington has the highest concentration of divorcees than 99.6% of neighborhoods in the U.S. There. Now that’s something you know.

    In our next installment on Warrington we will be looking into the real estate market and will determine if it is an up-and-coming area (we think it is).

    The Hansen Team is ready to list or show houses in this unique and historic area, or anywhere else for that matter. Contact us today and get started in a new living adventure.