De Soto Parish

DeSoto Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of . 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 .
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  • Type: parish of Louisiana with 26,700 residents
  • Description: parish in Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: De Soto”, “De Soto Parish, Louisiana”, “Desota Parish”, “DeSoto Parish”, and “DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mansfield.

, in , is an example of a small town with several big stories, the largest of which revolves around the American Civil War. The parish seat of DeSoto Parish, the city is home of several historical sites, including the first women's college in the western United States, and the site of one of the largest Civil War battles west of the Mississippi River.

De Soto Parish

Latitude
32.0555° or 32° 3′ 20″ north
Longitude
-93.7373° or 93° 44′ 14″ west
Population
26,700
Elevation
243 feet (74 metres)
Open location code
86483747+53
Geo­Names ID
4321759
Wiki­data ID
Q383739
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“De Soto Parish” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: De Soto Parish
  • Arabic: مقاطعة ديسوتو
  • Armenian: Դե Սոտո շրջան
  • Asturian: parroquia de DeSoto
  • Basque: De Soto parrokia
  • Bavarian: De Soto Parish, Louisiana
  • Bavarian: De Soto Parish
  • Bishnupriya: ডে সোটো পারিশ, লুইসিয়ানা
  • Bishnupriya: ডে সোটো পারিশ
  • Cebuano: De Soto Parish
  • Chechen: Де-Сото (кӀошт, Луизиана)
  • Chechen: Де-Сото
  • Chinese: DeSoto Kūn
  • Chinese: 德索托堂区
  • Chinese: 德索托縣
  • Dutch: De Soto Parish
  • Estonian: DeSoto vald
  • Finnish: DeSoton piirikunta
  • French: paroisse de De Soto
  • French: Paroisse de De Soto
  • Georgian: დე-სოტოს პერიში
  • German: De Soto Parish
  • Gilaki: دسوتو شأرستان (لۊئيزيانا)
  • Gilaki: دسوتو شأرستان
  • Hebrew: מחוז דה סוטו
  • Hungarian: DeSoto megye
  • Hungarian: DeSoto Parish
  • Italian: parrocchia di De Soto
  • Italian: Parrocchia di De Soto
  • Japanese: デソート郡
  • Japanese: デソト郡
  • Korean: 데소토군
  • Latin: De Soto Paroecia
  • Low German: De Soto Parish
  • Mazanderani: دسوتو شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: DeSoto Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: DeSoto Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: De Soto Parish
  • Norwegian: De Soto Parish
  • Persian: پریش دسوتو
  • Persian: دسوتو پریش
  • Polish: Parafia DeSoto
  • Portuguese: Paróquia de De Soto
  • Romanian: Parohia DeSoto, Louisiana
  • Romanian: Parohia DeSoto
  • Russian: Де-Сото
  • Sardinian: parrocchia de De Soto
  • Serbian: Округ Де Сото
  • Serbo-Croatian: De Soto Parish, Louisiana
  • Serbo-Croatian: De Soto Parish
  • Spanish: Parroquia de De Soto (Luisiana)
  • Spanish: Parroquia de De Soto
  • Swedish: De Soto Parish
  • Swedish: DeSoto Parish
  • Tatar: Де-Сото (приход, Луизиана)
  • Tatar: Де-Сото
  • Turkish: DeSoto ilçesi, La.
  • Turkish: DeSoto ilçesi, LA
  • Turkish: DeSoto ilçesi, Louisiana
  • Turkish: DeSoto ilçesi
  • Turkish: DeSoto Parish, La.
  • Turkish: DeSoto Parish, LA
  • Turkish: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
  • Turkish: DeSoto Parish
  • Ukrainian: Де-Сото
  • Urdu: ڈیسوٹو پیرش، لوزیانا
  • Urdu: ڈیسوٹو پیرش
  • Vietnamese: Quận De Soto, Louisiana
  • Vietnamese: Quận De Soto
  • Waray (Philippines): Parokya han DeSoto, Louisiana
  • Waray (Philippines): Parokya han DeSoto
  • Welsh: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
  • Welsh: DeSoto Parish
  • Western Panjabi: ڈی سوٹو پارش

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Mansfield and Porter Place.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jenkins Pond and Nabors Pond.

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