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Pace, Florida

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32571. It stands on Jacobs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pace quadrangle. 24,684 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 66 feet above sea level.

Pace within Santa Rosa County

Then and now

1920 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 74 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pace, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Pace, surveyed 1920

Compare 1920 against another survey:

Population over time

2 figures

Pace grew from 20,039 to 24,684 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.

YearPeople Change
201020,039
202024,684+4,645 (+23%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

302 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 302 fires within 5 miles of Pace between 1992 and 2020, burning about 734 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 12 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
Railroad operations and maintenance84
Debris and open burning60
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Misuse of fire by a minor40
Equipment and vehicle use27
Arson/incendiarism12
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural8
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Fireworks3
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2019Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSANDBORN DRIVE (57)
27 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
27 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
14 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceMULAT RAILROAD FIRE-1108
12 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHAMILTON GULLY FIRE-1100
11 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHOLLOW OAK FIRE-1097
31 August 1997Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Santa Rosa County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pace: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Santa Rosa PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Edward M. Chadburn, Inc. - Santa Rosa MineSandUnknown
Salter/3-C's - Pea Ridge MineSandUnknownSand
Santa Rosa Co. Road Dept. - Saddle Club Estates MineSandUnknown

Every working recorded in Santa Rosa County

Storms near this place

52 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pace in 52 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 19 lightning, 16 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 6 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2013LightningPace1 hurt, $5,000Lightning struck a residence. One person was injured.
July 2002LightningPace1 hurtA male was working on a bridge in a high rise crane, when lightning hit the crane and injured him. He was life lighted to a local hospital. He was kept for a few days for observation and was later released.
September 2007LightningPace$100,000no account filed
June 2007LightningPace$80,000Two homes were struck by lightning in Pace. The strikes started fires in both homes. Considerable damage was caused at both homes by the fires.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPace$30,000Trees were blown down along Woodbine Avenue (Highway 197A). One tree fell on a mobile home and damaged it. A barn and a house also suffered damage.
August 2017LightningPace$30,000no account filed
July 2007LightningPace$15,000Lightning struck a house and caused a fire in the attic which resulted in significant damage to the house.
July 2008LightningPace$15,000no account filed
July 2016LightningPace$10,000Lightning struck a house and caused a small fire.
October 2007Flash FloodPace$10,000Many streets in the south part of the county had to be closed for several hours due to high water. The flooded streets were generally along and south of Interstate 10. Water approached several houses, but never entered any homes.
August 2020LightningPace$5,000A shed was damaged by lightning.
March 2019LightningPace$5,000Lightning caused a fire in structure near Highway 90 and Spears Street.
July 2019LightningPace$5,000Lightning struck a shed behind a house which started a small structure fire.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000High winds downed several power lines within 3 miles north and south of Highway 90 near Chumuckla Highway to near Highway 87 south.
January 2017LightningPace$5,000Lightning struck a house on Lee Dr.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000A severe thunderstorm wind gust knocked down power lines and a traffic light near the intersection of W. Spencer Field Road and Norris Road.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees in the city of Pace.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000Power lines and trees were downed by 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph blew the roof off a barn.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees across a road east of Pace.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines near the community. Also, lightning started a fire in nearby woods.
July 2000LightningPace$5,000Lightning struck near a home in Pace. The lightning entered the home through the waterlines and started a fire. The fire was extinguished without any major damage to the home.
July 1999LightningPace$5,000Lightning struck an outdoor shed near a home. The shed caught fire and burned down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000High winds damaged a building in Pace and damaged siding on a couple of homes just east of Milton. A few trees were also blown down in both Pace and Milton. A mobile home along with a barn and a couple of outbuildings were damaged just east of Berrydale.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindPace$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew a mobile home off its foundation and downed trees at Floridatown.
July 2012LightningPace$5,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindPace$3,000Winds estimated at 60 mph down power lines down on Able Avenue and Woodbine Road near Pace.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindPace$3,000no account filed
February 2018LightningPace$2,000Lightning struck a home in Pace.
June 2013LightningPace$2,000Lightning struck a small utility shed causing a fire.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPace$1,500Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Pace.
January 1996LightningPace$1,000no account filed
March 1996Flash FloodPace$1,000no account filed
February 1996LightningPace$500no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindPace-High winds caused minor shingle damage, blew down fences and knocked shutters off a home.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindPace-Highs winds blew the roof off a building at 3949 Highway 90.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPace-NWS storm survey found that most of the wind damage that occurred in the Pace, Floridatown, and Bagdad areas was from 70 to 80 mph straight line wind. This resulted in numerous downed trees as well as roof damage to some residences. Vehicles were also damaged due to the downed trees.
February 2020Flash FloodPace-Flooding reported at Pace High School.
January 2017HailPace-Quarter to hen egg size hail was reported near Pace.
June 2017Flash FloodPace-Heavy rain caused several roads to be closed due to water over the roadway.
June 2017Heavy RainPace-Over 7.48 inches of rain measured at Berryhill Elementary via Weather Bug mesonet.
September 2016HailPace-Quarter size hail reported on W. Spencer Field Road and Norris Road.
June 2013Flash FloodPace-Heavy rains caused significant flooding in Pace.
March 2011Tornado (EF0)Pace-A brief tornado touched down on Timber Ridge Drive near Pace. Three homes were damaged, one severely. The home that took a direct hit by the tornado lost approximately 20 percent of the roofing shingles, with significant damage done to the ceilings and attic space of the home as wind entered through the eaves of the roof. The other two homes lost 1 to 10 percent of their roofing shingles. Wood fencing was also damaged at the homes.
September 2005Tornado (F0)Pace-For the second time in less than three hours a weak tornado briefly touched down near Pace. Spotters were following the storm and saw it touch down. No damage was reported. The storm that produced the tornado had a visible funnel cloud for several minutes.
September 2002Flash FloodPace-Heavy rains along U. S. Highway 90, between Pace and Milton, caused many secondary roads to flood. The streets had to be closed for an hour until the excess water from the heavy rains had time to drain.
September 2002Funnel CloudPace-A funnel cloud was reported just east of Pace near Pea Ridge. The funnel never touched down and no damage was reported.
March 2022HailPace-no account filed
May 2005HailPace-no account filed
July 2003HailPace-no account filed
April 1996HailPace-no account filed
April 1996HailPace-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Santa Rosa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Floridatown1.3 miles17
Mulat3.9 miles15
Harp3.9 miles15
Wallace5.5 miles14
Galt City5.5 miles15
Avalon Beach5.7 miles15
Milton6.8 miles15
Bagdad6.9 miles15

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 PaceAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2042845The 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 288352. 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.