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Santa Rosa CountyFlorida

Santa Rosa County is in Florida and was created from Escambia County in 1842, with its county seat at Milton.

  • Founded1842
  • County seatMilton
  • Land area1,012 sq mi + 210 sq mi water
  • Population188,000 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped117,173 checked 16 October 2026
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EscambiaOkaloosaEscambia, AL Milton Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Santa Rosa on the map of Florida

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History

Formed in 1842 from Escambia County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Santa Rosa County was created from Escambia County on February 18, 1842. The county exchanged territory with Walton County in 1851, then gained territory from Walton in 1853. Santa Rosa lost area to the creation of Okaloosa County in 1915, but has gained small areas from Escambia County multiple times since 1951, including portions on Santa Rosa Island and along Santa Rosa Sound.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1842
    Santa Rosa County created Santa Rosa created by Florida Territory from Escambia.
    from Escambia
    · Fla. Terr. Acts 1842, 20th sess., no. 1, sec. 1/p. 3
  2. 1851
    Exchanged territory Santa Rosa exchanged with Walton.
    with Walton
    · Fla. Laws 1850, 5th sess., ch. 411/p. 146
  3. 1853
    Gained territory Santa Rosa gained from Walton.
    from Walton
    · Fla. Laws 1852, 6th sess., ch. 571/p. 145
  4. 1915
    Lost territory Santa Rosa lost to creation of Okaloosa.
    to Okaloosa
    · Fla. Laws 1915, 15th sess., gen., ch. 6937, secs. 1, 24-25/pp. 303, 310; HRS Fla., Okaloosa, 6
  5. 1951
    Gained territory Santa Rosa gained small area from Escambia on Santa Rosa Island.
    from Escambia
    · Fla. Laws 1951, 33d sess., gen., ch. 26860/p. 742
  6. 1957
    Gained territory Santa Rosa gained small area from Escambia along the right-of-way of the toll bridge and road on Santa Rosa Sound and Island.
    from Escambia
    · Fla. Laws 1957, 36th sess., gen., ch. 57-834/p. 1181
  7. 1991
    Gained territory Santa Rosa gained small area from Escambia on Santa Rosa Island.
    from Escambia
    · Fla. Laws 1991, 12th leg., ch. 91-310/pp. 2983-2986

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Santa Rosa

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Santa Rosa by the Census

Population
188,000 2020 Census count
Housing units
75,854 2020 Census count
Land area
1,012 square miles
Water area
210 square miles
People per sq mi
186 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

GIS and maps

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Santa Rosa County

When was Santa Rosa County founded?
Santa Rosa County was founded in 1842, formed from Escambia County.
What is the county seat of Santa Rosa County?
The county seat of Santa Rosa County is Milton.
Is there an online parcel map for Santa Rosa County?
Yes. Santa Rosa County publishes a parcel map of 117,173 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Santa Rosa County's boundary or name changed?
Santa Rosa County was created in 1842 from Escambia County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 6 later changes, chiefly involving Escambia County, Walton County and Okaloosa County.
Who issues building permits in Santa Rosa County?
The county's page on building permits: A Permit. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Who issues septic and well permits in Santa Rosa County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Environmental Department.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Santa Rosa County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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