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DeSoto County

county in Mississippi, United States
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DeSoto County

Summary

DeSoto County is a county of Mississippi[1]. It draws 583 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_mississippi category, ranking #9 of 82).[2]

Key Facts

  • DeSoto County is located in Mississippi[3].
  • DeSoto County is in the country of United States[4].
  • DeSoto County's instance of is recorded as county of Mississippi[5].
  • DeSoto County's capital is recorded as Hernando[6].
  • DeSoto County's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County[7].
  • DeSoto County's shares border with is recorded as Tate County[8].
  • DeSoto County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[9].
  • DeSoto County's shares border with is recorded as Tunica County[10].
  • DeSoto County's shares border with is recorded as Crittenden County[11].
  • Hernando de Soto is named after DeSoto County[12].
  • DeSoto County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hernando[13].
  • DeSoto County's Commons category is recorded as DeSoto County, Mississippi[14].
  • February 9, 1836 marks the founding of DeSoto County[15].
  • DeSoto County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.88, 'lon': -89.99}[16].
  • DeSoto County's official website is recorded as http://www.desotocountyms.gov[17].
  • DeSoto County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeSoto County, Mississippi[18].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+161252'}[19].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+161774'}[20].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+163838'}[21].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+166317'}[22].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+168240'}[23].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+173323'}[24].
  • DeSoto County has a population of {'amount': '+185314'}[25].
  • DeSoto County's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[26].
  • DeSoto County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in DeSoto County, Mississippi[27].

Body

Geography

DeSoto County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Mississippi[3].

Physical Characteristics

DeSoto County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1287'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+161252'}[19], {'amount': '+161774'}[20], {'amount': '+163838'}[21], {'amount': '+166317'}[22], {'amount': '+168240'}[23], and {'amount': '+173323'}[24].

Designation and Status

DeSoto County's instance of is recorded as county of Mississippi[5].

History and Context

February 9, 1836 marks the founding of DeSoto County[15]. Hernando de Soto is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

DeSoto County draws 583 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_mississippi category, ranking #9 of 82).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Hernando de Soto Jerry Lee Lewis Mississippi United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1836-02-09T00:00:00Z
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Hernando
    Named after → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 34.88, 'lon': -89.99}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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