Bagdad is a

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(CDP) in

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. The population was 4,467 at the 2020 census, up from 3,761 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Pensacola Pensacola ( ) is a city in the Florida panhandle in the United States. It is the county seat and only city in Escambia County. The population was 54,312 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Pensacola metropolitan area, which ha ...

– Ferry Pass–

Brent, Florida Brent is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida, United States. It is considered to be a community within Pensacola. The population was 23,447 at the 2020 census, up from 21,804 at the 2010 census. It is a principal area of ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Bagdad had its start in 1840, when a settler established a sawmill there. A post office called Bagdad has been in operation since 1887.

Geography

Bagdad is located at (30.595790, -87.035622). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (16.98%) is water. The area was hard hit by

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in 2005.

Demographics

As of the 2000

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there were 1,490 people, 587 households, and 406 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 659 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.00%

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, 13.62%

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, 1.21% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.47% from other races, and 4.23% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race made up 1.88% of the population. There were 587 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were

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living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 2.93. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,313, and the median income for a family was $46,786. Males had a median income of $30,104 versus $22,604 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,980. About 13.5% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the

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, including 36.7% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Bubba Watson Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson Jr. (born November 5, 1978) is an American professional golfer. He has two major championships, with victories at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014, and a total of 12 PGA Tour wins. In February 2015, Watson reac ...

, professional

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er, winner of the

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

and

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. * Mark Everett, olympic middle-distance runner; placed bronze in 1991 World Championships 800 meter event.

References

External links

Santa Rosa Medical Center
the primary provider of hospital-based healthcare services and emergency medicine in the Bagdad area {{authority control Pensacola metropolitan area Census-designated places in Santa Rosa County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida