DeSoto County

Also known as DeSoto County, Mississippi, DeSoto County, MS

county in Mississippi, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Mississippi
Founded: February 9, 1836
Named after: Hernando de Soto
Seat: Hernando
Largest city: Southaven
Total: 497 sq mi (1,290 km )
Land: 476 sq mi (1,230 km )
Water: 21 sq mi (54 km ) 4.2%
Estimate 2025: 197,918
Density: 389/sq mi (150/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: www .desotocountyms .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 185314
Area: 1287
Official website: www.desotocountyms.gov
Image: Court House Hernando MS.jpg
Households: 64424

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Commons category: DeSoto County, Mississippi
inception: 1836-02-09
water as percent of area: 4.2
native label: DeSoto County
per capita income: 30573

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DeSoto County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,314, making it the third-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Hernando. DeSoto County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It is the second-most populous county in that statistical area. The county has lowland areas that were developed in the 19th century for cotton plantations, and hill country in the eastern part of the county.

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