Comments on: Population of Escambia County and Century declines; Population up in surrounding areas http://www.northescambia.com/2008/07/population-of-escambia-county-and-century-declines-population-up-in-surrounding-areas Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hazel Wilson http://www.northescambia.com/2008/07/population-of-escambia-county-and-century-declines-population-up-in-surrounding-areas/comment-page-1#comment-421 Hazel Wilson Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:48:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=3065#comment-421 The decline in escambia is not a shock. I was raised in Molino and it has done nothing but seadily decline in the past several years. I know that I would not move here on purpose if I did not already live here. Don't get me wrong I love living in the country, it would just be nice to have as simple thing as perhaps a grocery store. It seems like Molino is a no mans zone, we are stuck right in the middle. Cantonment has added some things as has Century but all we have is a pharmacy, 2 restaurants (Webb's rocks) and 2 convenience stores. I have heard (until I am sick of hearing it) that we have to grow out here beacuse "everything is going north" blah, blah, blah..... I will believe it when I see it. The decline in escambia is not a shock. I was raised in Molino and it has
done nothing but seadily decline in the past several years. I know that I would not move here on purpose if I did not already live here. Don’t get me wrong I love living in the country, it would just be nice to have as simple thing as perhaps a grocery store. It seems like Molino is a no mans zone, we are stuck right in the middle. Cantonment has added some things as has Century but all we have is a pharmacy, 2 restaurants (Webb’s rocks) and 2 convenience stores.

I have heard (until I am sick of hearing it) that we have to grow out here beacuse “everything is going north” blah, blah, blah…..

I will believe it when I see it.

]]> By: Darryl Hall http://www.northescambia.com/2008/07/population-of-escambia-county-and-century-declines-population-up-in-surrounding-areas/comment-page-1#comment-413 Darryl Hall Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:38:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=3065#comment-413 No surprise: the job market in the area has been dependent on farming and industry (paper mills and textile) and both have changed so drastically and moved over seas that the jobs available get fewer and fewer. And those of us who chose to get out of farming, or whatever, did so with a knowledge that once we left for college that was it. Moving back was not an option. Professional jobs are very limited, with the stagnant growth and lack of new businesses moving to the area. Unfortunately, the city of Pensacola isn't helping any doing business as usual, and not getting away from it dying industrial base, such as the port, and moving in new directions that would bring people, jobs and a social/cultural scene. No surprise: the job market in the area has been dependent on farming and industry (paper mills and textile) and both have changed so drastically and moved over seas that the jobs available get fewer and fewer. And those of us who chose to get out of farming, or whatever, did so with a knowledge that once we left for college that was it. Moving back was not an option. Professional jobs are very limited, with the stagnant growth and lack of new businesses moving to the area.

Unfortunately, the city of Pensacola isn’t helping any doing business as usual, and not getting away from it dying industrial base, such as the port, and moving in new directions that would bring people, jobs and a social/cultural scene.

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