DeSoto County (Florida)
De Soto County Courthouse |
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US state : | Florida |
Administrative headquarters : | Arcadia |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Administration 201 East Oak Street Arcadia, Florida 34266 |
Foundation : | May 19, 1887 |
Made up from: | Manatee County |
Area code : | 001 863 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 34,862 (2010) |
Population density : | 21.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1656 km² |
Water surface : | 6 km² |
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Website : co.desoto.fl.us |
The DeSoto County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Arcadia .
history
De Soto County was formed on May 19, 1887 from parts of Manatee County. It was named after the Spanish conqueror Hernando de Soto . It was one of the largest counties in Florida by 1921.
geography
The county has an area of 1,656 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Highlands County , Glades County , Charlotte County , Sarasota County , Manatee County, and Hardee County .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1890 | 4944 | - | |
1900 | 8047 | 62.8% | |
1910 | 14,200 | 76.5% | |
1920 | 25,434 | 79.1% | |
1930 | 7745 | -69.5% | |
1940 | 7792 | 0.6% | |
1950 | 9242 | 18.6% | |
1960 | 11,683 | 26.4% | |
1970 | 13,060 | 11.8% | |
1980 | 19,039 | 45.8% | |
1990 | 23,865 | 25.3% | |
2000 | 32.209 | 35% | |
2010 | 34,862 | 8.2% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , DeSoto County had 34,862 people in 14,590 households. The population density was 21.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 66.2% white, 12.7% African American , 0.4% Native American and 0.5% Asian Americans . 17.7% were members of other races and 2.4% of different races. 29.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .
In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 31.8% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 36.8% of all households. 69.1% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.71 people and the average family size was 3.10 people.
25.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 23.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 56.6% of the population were male and 43.4% were female.
The median income for a household in the 35,683 USD , while 26.8% of the population lived below the poverty line.
In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 71.53% of the population, 26.66% spoke Spanish and 1.81% had another mother tongue.
Places in DeSoto County
DeSoto County localities with 2010 census population :
City :
- Arcadia ( County Seat ) - 7,637 residents
- Southeast Arcadia - 6,554 residents
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 294452. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
- ↑ census.gov (2000) ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( MS Excel ; 26 kB) Accessed March 31, 2012
- ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2010) ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on June 19, 2006. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
Coordinates: 27 ° 11 ′ N , 81 ° 49 ′ W