Editing Century, Florida

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|leader_name              = Luis Gomez, Jr.
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|leader_name1             = Dynette Lewis
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'''Century''' is a town in [[Escambia County, Florida|Escambia County]], [[Florida]], United States. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,713, up from 1,698 at the 2010 census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Century town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1211362|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]&ndash;[[Ferry Pass, Florida|Ferry Pass]]&ndash;[[Brent, Florida]] [[Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Century was founded in 1901 as a [[sawmill]] [[company town]], and named because 1901 was the first year of the 20th century.<ref name=CentHist>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ntxPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6542%2C7245678 | title=Century, a Florida town, has special reason to celebrate | work=Ocala Star-Banner | date=December 26, 1999 | access-date=June 7, 2015 | author=Kaczor, Bill | pages=3B}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Century since 1901.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Escambia | title=Escambia County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref> It was officially incorporated as the '''Town of Century''' in 1945.<ref name=CenInc>{{Cite web|title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR |url=http://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/docs/default-source/CMRI/2016citiesbyincorporationb682b2c41a9e6c4e8be5ff0000e8da5f.pdf?sfvrsn=0|website=Florida League of Cities}}</ref>

==Geography==
The approximate coordinates for the Town of Century is located on the [[Florida Panhandle]] at {{Coord|30|58|40|N|87|15|41|W|type:city}} (30.977648, –87.261500).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|8.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 3.69%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1211362| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175152/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1211362| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Century town, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=April 2, 2013}}</ref>

Century is located in the western highlands of Florida. This physiographic province of the northern [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] region is made up of sand, silt, and clay hills. These highlands are deeply incised by creeks and rivers. Century is located on the western edge of the [[Escambia River]] floodplain. A small portion of the town (the eastern side) is within the floodplain itself. Most of the community, however, is located above the floodplain on level to gently sloping hillsides.

Century's roadway network is highly irregular. It does not conform to the state of Florida's section, township and range survey system, for two reasons. The first is because Spanish land grants were issued along the Escambia River in the 16th and 17th centuries. These boundaries established a unique survey system that contorted east-to-west survey boundaries once Florida became a state and a state survey system was adopted, at which time previously existing survey systems were "grandfathered" in. The second reason for an irregular roadway and property boundary system is due to the community originally being built around the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] (now the [[CSX]] railway). Automobile highways were eventually constructed, and closely paralleled the railway. [[U.S. Route 29 in Florida|U.S. Route 29]] (US 29), a more modern highway, was constructed and moved many of the commercial operations west of the small original core of the community (now mostly located within the [[Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District]]).

US 29 is used by residents of Escambia County to reach points north. [[Alabama State Route 113]] leads north from the state line to [[Interstate 65]] and provides the area with a route to [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and [[Atlanta]]. From a southbound perspective, Century is en route between these major cities and the coastal beaches at [[Pensacola Beach, Florida|Pensacola Beach]] and [[Perdido Key, Florida|Perdido Key]] in Florida.

Century is the western terminus of [[Florida State Road 4|State Road 4]], which leads east to the communities of [[Jay, Florida|Jay]], [[Munson, Florida|Munson]], [[Baker, Florida|Baker]], and [[Milligan, Florida|Milligan]].

Fresh water supplies are abundant, with water being withdrawn as groundwater from the local sand and gravel aquifer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://capp.water.usgs.gov/gwa/ch_g/G-text3.html|title = HA 730-G Sand and gravel aquifer text}}</ref>

In 1970, oil was discovered in the nearby community of Jay. Oil was also discovered near the town of Century, especially to its northeast. Oil became important to the local economy during the last quarter of the 20th century.

On March 17 1970 , Chiles began the walk starting in Century, a small town in Escambia County along the Alabama state line. He initially headed east along [[Florida State Road 4|State Road 4]], toward Tallahassee.

Gravel and sand is mined in open pits in and near Century. These natural mineral deposits are essential to supporting the construction industries in nearby Pensacola and [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], especially for use as [[aggregate (composite)|aggregate]] materials in concrete.

[[Lumber|Timber]] and [[pulpwood]] are other valuable natural commodities of the area. Nearby papermills at [[Cantonment, Florida|Cantontment]], and [[Brewton, Alabama]], provide a market for cut pulpwood.  Timber processing is conducted by another industry about {{convert|10|miles}} south of Century.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], the Town of Century has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone (''Cfa'').

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 395
|1960= 462
|1970= 329
|1980= 495
|1990= 1989
|2000= 1714
|2010= 1698
|2020= 1713
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Century town, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Century town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1211362&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Century town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1211362&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|669
|631
|39.40%
|36.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|948
|948
|55.83%
|55.34%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|7
|11
|0.41%
|0.64%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|8
|2
|0.47%
|0.12%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|11
|0.00%
|0.64%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|0
|14
|0.00%
|0.82%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|47
|67
|2.77%
|3.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19
|29
|1.12%
|1.69%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,698'''
|'''1,713'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,713 people, 739 households, and 413 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Century town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Century+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 1,698 people, 699 households, and 449 families residing in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Century town, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Century+town;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 680 households, and 448 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|522.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 800 housing units at an average density of {{convert|243.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 39.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 56.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.63% of the population.

In 2000, there were 680 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.21.

In 2000, in the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $20,703, and the median income for a family was $28,241. Males had a median income of $26,932 versus $17,390 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,412. About 24.5% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
A Florida prison known as [[Century Correctional Institution]] is the only major employer in the region. This facility employs a full-time staff of 401, which is almost 25% of the entire population of Century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region1/106.html |title=Century Correctional Institution -- Fl Dept. Of Corrections |access-date=August 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822175556/http://www.dc.state.fl.us/facilities/region1/106.html |archive-date=August 22, 2016 }}</ref>

== Education ==
{{Main|Escambia County School District}}
Residents of Century and the surrounding area in Escambia County are served by the [[Escambia County School District]].

Century is within the zones of the following schools:
* Bratt Elementary School (Century, Florida)
* Ernest Ward Middle School ([[Walnut Hill, Florida]])
* Northview High School (Century, Florida)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.centuryflorida.com Town of Century official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061002170322/http://www.nwfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/escambiariver.html Escambia River] (Northwest Florida Water Management District)

{{Pensacola metropolitan area}}
{{Escambia County, Florida}}

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