About Newport (Click for our profile page)
Located in: DeSoto County (see below)
Time Zone: Newport lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)
Telephone Area Code: (662)
GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<1>
For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Newport:
Lat: 34.893200° (or 34°53'35" N)
Lon: -90.228500° (or -90°13'42" W)
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Newport
GNIS ID: None
FIPS State / Place Code: 28 / 51565
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About DeSoto County
The community of Hernando is the County Seat for DeSoto County.
From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for DeSoto)
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est:<2> | 184,945 (14.69% increase since 2010) |
| 2010 | 161,252 (50.4% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 107,199 |
Total Area:<3> 497 sq. miles [1,287.3 km²] - of which 4.2% is water (20.87 sq. miles [54 km²])
Housing Units: <4> 61,634
Official Website: www.desotoms.com/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for DeSoto
GNIS ID: 695741
FIPS State / County Code: 28 / 033
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About Mississippi
From the US Census
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est: | 2,976,149 (0.3% increase since 2010) |
| 2010: | 2,967,297 (4.31% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 2,844,658 |
Websites for State of Mississippi
Official Website: https://www.ms.gov/
Tourism: https://visitmississippi.org/
Parks: www.mdwfp.com/
Fishing: https://www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/
Hunting: https://www.mdwfp.com/wildlife-hunting/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Mississippi
GNIS ID: 1779790
FIPS State: 28
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The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/