De Soto, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 31°58′26″N 88°42′48″W / 31.97389°N 88.71333°W / 31.97389; -88.71333
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De Soto, Mississippi
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)601 & 769
GNIS feature ID669157[2]

De Soto is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 274.[3]

History

De Soto was named after Hernando de Soto.[4] De Soto was one of four principle towns established in Clarke County before the

Post Office and two churches in 1900 when the population was 258.[5]

A post office operated under the name De Soto from 1856 to 1978.[6]

At one point, De Soto was home to two sawmills, a drug store, a hotel, a blacksmith, and multiple general stores.[4]

Four sites in De Soto are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the C. V. Akin House, the Carmichael House, the Cook-Sellers House, and the Covington House.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020274—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[9]

2020 census

De Soto CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[9] % 2020
White
alone (NH) 		156 56.93%
Black or African American
alone (NH) 		108 39.42%
Alaska Native
alone (NH) 		0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.36%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 5 1.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4 1.46%
Total 274 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "De Soto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "De Soto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Howe, Tony. "De Soto, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Enzweiler, Susan M. (May 20, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clarke County MPS". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  8. US Census Bureau
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  9. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - De Soto CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.


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