DeSoto Parish

Summary

DeSoto Parish is a parish of Louisiana^[1]. It draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (parish_of_louisiana category, ranking #51 of 66).^[2]

Key Facts

• DeSoto Parish is located in Louisiana^[3].
• DeSoto Parish is in the country of United States^[4].
• DeSoto Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[5].
• DeSoto Parish's capital is recorded as Mansfield^[6].
• DeSoto Parish's shares border with is recorded as Caddo Parish^[7].
• DeSoto Parish's shares border with is recorded as Red River Parish^[8].
• DeSoto Parish's shares border with is recorded as Natchitoches Parish^[9].
• DeSoto Parish's shares border with is recorded as Sabine Parish^[10].
• DeSoto Parish's shares border with is recorded as Shelby County^[11].
• DeSoto Parish's shares border with is recorded as Panola County^[12].
• Marcel DeSoto is named after DeSoto Parish^[13].
• Hernando de Soto is named after DeSoto Parish^[14].
• DeSoto Parish's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mansfield^[15].
• DeSoto Parish's Commons category is recorded as DeSoto Parish, Louisiana^[16].
• 1843 marks the founding of DeSoto Parish^[17].
• DeSoto Parish's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 32.06, 'longitude': -93.74}^[18].
• DeSoto Parish's official website is recorded as http://www.desotoppj.com^[19].
• DeSoto Parish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeSoto Parish, Louisiana^[20].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26656'}^[21].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26732'}^[22].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26804'}^[23].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+27033'}^[24].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+27083'}^[25].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+27052'}^[26].
• DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26812'}^[27].

Body

Geography

DeSoto Parish is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Louisiana^[3].

Physical Characteristics

DeSoto Parish covers an area of {'amount': '+2317'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26656'}^[21], {'amount': '+26732'}^[22], {'amount': '+26804'}^[23], {'amount': '+27033'}^[24], {'amount': '+27083'}^[25], and {'amount': '+27052'}^[26].

Designation and Status

DeSoto Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[5].

History and Context

1843 marks the founding of DeSoto Parish^[17]. Things named after include Marcel DeSoto^[13] and Hernando de Soto^[14], a conquistador^[29], 1500–1542^[30], of Crown of Castile^[31].

Why It Matters

DeSoto Parish draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (parish_of_louisiana category, ranking #51 of 66).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]