DeSoto County (Mississippi)

The DeSoto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2010, the County had 161 252 inhabitants and a population density of 130.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hernando.

The DeSoto County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area. It includes a part of the southern suburb area of the immediately adjacent city of Memphis in Tennessee.

Geography

The County is located in the northwest corner of Mississippi, on the west by Arkansas, the natural border by the Mississippi River is formed and on the north by Tennessee. The DeSoto County has an area of ​​1287 square kilometers, of which 49 square kilometers are water surface. At the DeSoto County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The DeSoto County was formed on February 9, 1836 in Indian Territory. It was named, as well as the district capital, according to the " discoverer" of Hernando de Soto, a Spanish navigator and conquistador.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in DeSoto County 161 252 people in 55 768 households. The population density was 130.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 55 768 households lived statistically 2.76 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 74.1 percent white, 22.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 1.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

27.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 59,418. The per capita income was $ 24,531. 9.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

  • Hernando
  • Horn Lake
  • Olive Branch
  • Southaven

Town

  • Walls

Village

  • Memphis

Census-designated place

  • Lynchburg

Unincorporated communities

  • Cockrum
  • Eudora
  • Lake Cormorant
  • Lakeview
  • Lewisburg
  • Mineral Wells
  • Nesbit
  • Pleasant Hill

Structure

The DeSoto County is divided into five numbered districts:

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