Brent, Florida
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pensacola census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32503. It stands on Carpenter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pensacola quadrangle. 23,447 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 112 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresBrent grew from 21,804 to 23,447 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,804 | |
| 2020 | 23,447 | +1,643 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:25000
- 1957 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Pensacola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Brent between 1992 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | IVAN DEBRIS FIRE -1127 |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | MARLANE CEMETARY (17) |
| 27 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OLIVE FIRE PILE 1125 |
| 10 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SANDRA DRIVE GULLY FIRE - 1069 |
| 30 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | INTERSTATE CIRCLE FIRE-1056 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Brent: 8 unknowns, 5 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrico Pensacola Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Alden Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gulf Coast Grading and Paving - Dean | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Bellview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Escambia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pensacola Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clark Sand and Gravel - Pensacola Mine | Sand | Producer | ||
| Dot Pensacola - Brent Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Belleview Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Bitucrete Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brent in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brent | - | Broadcast media reports a large oak tree was uprooted onto a home in the Brent community near Beverly Parkway and Brent Lane. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Brent | - | Numerous flooded intersections reported in Pensacola, FL. Intersections include Marcus and Texar, Airport and Cobble View, 9th and College, Garden and Devillers, and D and Cervantes. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brent | - | Measured by Weatherstem station. |
| November 2010 | Flash Flood | Brent | - | Heavy rain flooded roads at West Fairfield Drive and North Pace Boulevard. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Brent | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Brent | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Brent | - | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brent | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Village | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Goulding | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Olive | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ferry Pass | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Brownsville | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Pensacola | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| West Pensacola | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Avondale | 3.9 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brent | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q909661 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279358. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









