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DeSoto Parish

parish in Louisiana, United States
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DeSoto Parish

Summary

DeSoto Parish is a parish of Louisiana[1]. It draws 53 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].
  • DeSoto Parish's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mansfield[14].
  • DeSoto Parish's Commons category is recorded as DeSoto Parish, Louisiana[15].
  • 1843 marks the founding of DeSoto Parish[16].
  • DeSoto Parish's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.06, 'lon': -93.74}[17].
  • DeSoto Parish's official website is recorded as http://www.desotoppj.com[18].
  • DeSoto Parish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeSoto Parish, Louisiana[19].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26656'}[20].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26732'}[21].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26804'}[22].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+27033'}[23].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+27083'}[24].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+27052'}[25].
  • DeSoto Parish has a population of {'amount': '+26812'}[26].
  • DeSoto Parish's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[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 {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2317'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26656'}[20], {'amount': '+26732'}[21], {'amount': '+26804'}[22], {'amount': '+27033'}[23], {'amount': '+27083'}[24], and {'amount': '+27052'}[25].

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[16]. Marcel DeSoto is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

DeSoto Parish draws 53 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.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Louisiana United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The American Cyclopædia
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Mansfield
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 32.06, 'lon': -93.74}
    Population → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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