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DeSoto Parish

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Also known as DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, De Soto Parish, Louisiana

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Louisiana
Region
North Louisiana
Named after
settler, Marcel DeSoto
Parish seat
Mansfield
Largest municipality
Stonewall (area), Mansfield (population)
Total
895 sq mi (2,320 km )
Land
876 sq mi (2,270 km )
Water
19 sq mi (49 km )
Percentage
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km )
Estimate 2025
27,381
Density
30.6/sq mi (11.8/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC-5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
DeSoto Parish Government

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Encyclopedic overview

DeSoto Parish (Spanish: Parroquia de DeSoto; French: Paroisse DeSoto) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1843. At the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 26,812. Its parish seat and most populous municipality is Mansfield. DeSoto Parish is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “DeSoto Parish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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