Panama City, Florida: Difference between revisions

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| leader_name = Michael “Doc”"Doc" Rohan, Sr. ([[Republican Party(U.S.)|R]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Panama City Mayoral Race: A Look at the Candidates |url=https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/panama-city-mayoral-race-a-look-at-the-candidates/ |website=WMBB - mypanhandle.com |access-date=1 January 2020 |date=22 March 2019}}</ref>

| leader_title1 = <!--[[City for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager -->Council|Commissioners]]

| leader_name1 = Brian Grainger, Janice Lucas,<br>Jenna Flint Haligas, and<br>Josh Street

| leader_title2 = [[City Manager]]

| leader_name2 = Jonathan Hayes

| leader_title3 = [[City Clerk]]

| leader_name3 = Jan Smith

| leader_title4 = [[City Attorney]]

| leader_name4 = Nevin Zimmerman

| established_title = [[IncorporationSettler colonialism|Settled (municipalOld governmentTown-St. Andrews)|Incorporated]]

| established_title2 = <!--[[Settler Incorporatedcolonialism|Settled (town)St. Andrews-Millville->Park Resort-Harrison-Floriopolis)]]

| established_title3 = <!--[[Unincorporated Incorporatedarea|Unincorporated (city)Panama -->City)]]

| established_date3 = 1906<!--ref Area ---------------------name=PCInc/>

'''Panama City''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Bay County, Florida|Bay County]], Florida, United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Located along [[U.S. Route 98 in Florida|U.S. Highway 98]] (US&nbsp;98), it is the largest city between [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]] and [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]. It is also the most populated city and a principal city of the [[Panama City–Lynn HavenCity, Florida metropolitan statistical area. |Panama City–Panama City wasBeach, severelyFlorida damagedMetropolitan whenStatistical [[Hurricane MichaelArea]] made landfall as a [[Category 5 hurricane|Category&nbsp;5]] hurricane on October 10, 2018. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 32,939, down from the figure of 36,484 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

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Panama City is located at {{Coord|30|10|28|N|85|39|52|W|type:city}} (30.174451, –85.664480)<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> within the [[Florida Panhandle]] and along the [[Emerald Coast]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city limits encompass an area of {{convert|91.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|75.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|16.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 17.39%, is water.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Panama City city, Florida| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 14, 2012}}</ref>

Due to its location on the Gulf Coast, the city is susceptible to tropical cyclones. In 2018, Panama City was directly hit by [[Hurricane Michael]] on October 10, 2018, which made landfall as a [[Category 5 hurricane|Category&nbsp;5]] hurricane. The storm caused catastrophic damage to the city and surrounding communities, with winds of 160&nbsp;mph (260&nbsp;km/h) at landfall. The city previously suffered significant indirect impacts from [[Hurricane Ivan (2004)]] and [[Hurricane Opal (1995)]]. ThePanama cityCity wasis also heavilyno damagedstranger to tornadoes, having recently been affected by an EF3 tornado on [[January 8-10, 2024 North American storm complex#January 9 event|January 9, 2024]] and an EF2 tornado on [[Tornadoes of 2022#March 18|March 18, 2022]].

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Two military bases make the federal government the largest employer. As of 20172024, other major industrial employers in the [[Bay County, Florida|Bay County]] area includedinclude Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Oceaneering, [[GulfFlorida Power & Light]], [[Trane]], [[L-3 Communications]], [[ARINC]], and [[Jensen-Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://co.bay.fl.us/about/employers.php|title=Major Employers|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629132737/http://co.bay.fl.us/about/employers.php|archive-date=29 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Tyndall Air Force Base]] isto the east, is undergoing a $5.3 billion rebuild to make it the "installation of the cityfuture" after Hurricane Michael hit the base in 2018. The<ref>{{cite HHTweb 1|title=Five Years After Cat-1535 CAVHurricane isHit, stationedFlorida thereAFB's $5B Rebuild Focuses on Resilience |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/57199-five-years-after-cat-5-hurricane-hit-florida-afbs-5b-rebuild-focuses-on-resilience It|website=ENR isSoutheast part|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> of [[FloridaNaval ArmySupport NationalActivity GuardPanama City]]'s and [[53rdCoast InfantryGuard BrigadeStation CombatPanama TeamCity]] (Unitedare States)|53rdjust Infantryover Brigade]]the Hathaway Bridge in Panama City Beach. The city153rd isCavalry alsoRegiment, homepart toof the U.S. Navy's [[NavalFlorida SupportArmy ActivityNational Panama CityGuard]] which, is homeheadquartered toin variousPanama researchCity andwith trainingunits throughout the projectspanhandle. ThePanama cityCity is also approximately 100 miles south of [[Fort Novosel]], Alabama, home to the USU.S. Army's Aviation Center of Excellence.

The city's main retail center was the [[Panama City Mall]] until it was permanently closed after [[Hurricane Michael]]. In August 2020, owners of the Panama City Mall released the plans to demolish the mall. Theand plansbuild fora thenew mallcommercial complex. The plans includesincluded a hotel, shops, and restaurants. As of 2023, those plans have not come to fruition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Will the Panama City Mall Ever See Progress? |url=https://www.wjhg.com/2023/02/14/will-panama-city-mall-ever-see-progress/ |website=WJHG News |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> Another local retail center is the Bay City Pointe, on [[Florida State Road 368|FL 368]] (locally known as 23rd St.). [[Pier Park (Florida)|Pier Park]], on the beach across the [[Hathaway Bridge]] spanning [[St. Andrews Bay (Florida)|St. Andrews Bay]], is a third local retail center. OthersOther retail areas in the Panama City Metro are the 15th Street Shopping Strip (A area between Harrison Ave/[[U.S. Route 231 in Florida|US Highway 231]] and Beck Ave/[[U.S. Route 98 in Florida|US Bus 98]]/[[Florida State Road 390|State Road 390]]), 23rd Street Shopping Strip, Downtown Panama City, Historic St. Andrews, and Millville Historic District.

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* [[David Herndon]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher with the [[New York Yankees]]

* [[Blake Percival]], [[whistleblower]] who exposed [[USIS (company)|USIS]]

* [[Anwar Stewart]], defensive lineman,CFL [[Montrealdefensive Alouetteslineman]] offor the [[CanadianMontreal Football LeagueAlouettes]]

== Twinned City ==

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