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Welcome to DeSoto County ...

Time Zone: DeSoto County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Hernando is the Seat for DeSoto County.

DeSoto County was founded in 1836. DeSoto was created by taking area from Monroe and Washington Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> DeSoto had a population of 184,945 people. This is an increase of 14.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 161,778 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, DeSoto represented 5.45% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in DeSoto County:

  • Hernando
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hernando is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <2>
  • Horn Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Southaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>

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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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