Editing Pace, Florida (section)

==History==
Pace was first recognized in the 1912 [[United States Census]]. It was located just north of the [[Floridatown, Florida|Floridatown]]. Pace is named after James G. Pace, who owned large lumber, paper and turpentine productions that operated in the Pace area. On March 12, 1919, Black veteran [[African American veterans lynched after WWI|Bud Johnson]] was lynched as part of the [[Red Summer|Red Summer of 1919]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Florida in World War I |url=https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/wwi/here/ |website=Florida Memory |publisher=Florida Department of State}}</ref> Throughout the 20th century, Pace remained a small, rural community. However, beginning in 1980, Pace began to experience rapid growth and began to evolve from a small, rural community to a fast-growing bedroom community of Pensacola. [[Floridatown, Florida|Floridatown]] and [[Pea Ridge, Florida|Pea Ridge]] are now considered to be neighborhoods within Pace. Pace continues to experience strong population growth, and the growth trend is expected to continue despite remaining an unincorporated community.