Santa Rosa County, Florida

Santa Rosa County
County
Santa Rosa County Courthouse with Christmas decorations
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°42′N 87°01′W / 30.7°N 87.02°W / 30.7; -87.02
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	February 18, 1842
Named for	Saint Rose of Viterbo
Seat	Milton
Largest community	Navarre
Area
• Total	1,174 sq mi (3,040 km2)
• Land	1,012 sq mi (2,620 km2)
• Water	162 sq mi (420 km2)  13.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	188,000
• Estimate  (2023)	203,162
• Density	160/sq mi (62/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.santarosa.fl.gov

Santa Rosa County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2020, the 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.^[1] Navarre is the most populated community with a population of approximately 45,000 residents. Santa Rosa County is included in the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which also includes Escambia County.