Welcome to De Soto Parish ...
Time Zone: De Soto Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Mansfield is the Seat for De Soto Parish.
De Soto Parish was founded in 1843. De Soto was created by taking area from Caddo and Natchitoches Parishes.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> De Soto had a population of 27,463 people. This is an increase of 2.97% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,670 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, De Soto represented 0.59% of the total population of Louisiana.
Below are some of the communities located in De Soto Parish:
- Grand Cane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keachi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Logansport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longstreet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Websites specific to De Soto Parish
- Websites for nearby parishes
- Caddo Parish
- Red River Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Sabine Parish
- Shelby County
- Panola County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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