Milton is a city and the county seat of Santa Rosa County, Florida. It is located within the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Milton is located in the geographic center of Santa Rosa County, and it is bordered by Pace to the west and Navarre to the south. As of 2020, the population of the city of Milton was 10,197, up from 8,826 at the 2010 census.