DeSoto Parish, Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! {{short description|Parish in Louisiana, United States}} {{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = DeSoto Parish, Louisiana | official_name = Parish of DeSoto | native_name = <!-- if different from the English name --> | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. 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The parish was formed in 1843.<ref>{{cite web|title=DeSoto Parish|url=http://www.sfasu.edu/heritagecenter/3673.asp|website=www.sfasu.edu|publisher=Center for Regional Heritage Research|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> At the [[2020 United States Census|2020 U.S. census]], the population was 26,812.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=QuickFacts: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/desotoparishlouisiana/POP010220|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[parish seat]] is [[Mansfield, Louisiana|Mansfield]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> DeSoto Parish is part of the [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]β[[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]] [[Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. ==History== It is a typical misconception that the parish was named after [[Hernando de Soto (explorer)|Hernando de Soto]], the [[Spaniard]] who explored the future southeastern [[United States]] and discovered and named the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n104 105]}}</ref> The parish was in fact named after the unrelated Marcel DeSoto, who led the first group of European settlers there, to a settlement historically known as Bayou Pierre.<ref>Means, Emilia Gay Griffith, and Liz Chrysler. ''DeSoto Parish.'' Arcadia Publishing, 2011, p. 8.</ref> The parish's name is also commonly misspelled following the explorer's name as "De Soto Parish," but it is properly spelled following the settler's name as "DeSoto Parish."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.desotoparishclerk.org/|title=DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court β Honorable Jeremy M. Evans|website=www.desotoparishclerk.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727170616/https://desotoparishclerk.org/|archive-date=2019-07-27|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|895|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|876|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|19|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 27, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref> ===Major highways=== * [[Image:I-49.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 49]] * [[Image:I-69 (Future).svg|25px]] [[Interstate 69|Future Interstate 69]] * [[Image:US 84.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 84]] * [[Image:US 171.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 171]] * [[Image:US 371.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 371]] * [[Image:Louisiana 5 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 5]] ===Adjacent parishes=== * [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]] (north) * [[Red River Parish, Louisiana|Red River Parish]] (east) * [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana|Natchitoches Parish]] (southeast) * [[Sabine Parish, Louisiana|Sabine Parish]] (south) * [[Shelby County, Texas|Shelby County]], [[Texas]] (southwest) * [[Panola County, Texas|Panola County]], [[Texas]] (west) ===National protected area=== * [[Red River National Wildlife Refuge]] (part) ==Communities== [[Image:Map of De Soto Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels.PNG|thumb|250px|Map of DeSoto Parish, with municipal labels]] === City === * [[Mansfield, Louisiana|Mansfield]] (parish seat and largest municipality) ===Towns=== * [[Keachi, Louisiana|Keachi]] * [[Logansport, Louisiana|Logansport]] * [[Stonewall, Louisiana|Stonewall]] ===Villages=== * [[Grand Cane, Louisiana|Grand Cane]] * [[Longstreet, Louisiana|Longstreet]] * [[South Mansfield, Louisiana|South Mansfield]] * [[Stanley, Louisiana|Stanley]] === Unincorporated areas === ==== Census-designated places ==== * [[Frierson, Louisiana|Frierson]] * [[Gloster, Louisiana|Gloster]] ==== Unincorporated communities ==== * [[Carmel, Louisiana|Carmel]] * [[Hunter, Louisiana|Hunter]] * [[Kingston, Louisiana|Kingston]] * [[Naborton, Louisiana|Naborton]] * [[Pelican, Louisiana|Pelican]] === Former communities === * [[Oxford, Louisiana|Oxford]] ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1850= 8023 |1860= 13298 |1870= 14962 |1880= 15603 |1890= 19860 |1900= 25063 |1910= 27689 |1920= 29376 |1930= 31016 |1940= 31803 |1950= 24398 |1960= 24248 |1970= 22764 |1980= 25727 |1990= 25346 |2000= 25494 |2010= 26656 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 27, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22031.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 9, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152639/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22031.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> |2020=26812 |estyear= 2021 |estimate= 26919 |estref=<ref name=":0"/>}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+DeSoto Parish racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22031&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) | 15,122 | 56.4% |- !scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) | 9,586 | 35.75% |- !scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] | 242 | 0.9% |- !scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] | 99 | 0.37% |- !scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] | 12 | 0.05% |- !scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] | 1,001 | 3.73% |- !scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] | 762 | 2.84% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 26,812 people, 10,821 households, and 7,254 families residing in the parish. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: DeSoto Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22031|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=data.census.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819155728/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22031 |archive-date=August 19, 2021 }}</ref> there were 10,821 households. In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the parish was 58.8% [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|non-Hispanic or Latino white]], 35.3% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], <0.0% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.1% some other race, 1.9% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 2.9% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latin American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22031&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-19|website=data.census.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819155727/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22031&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true |archive-date=August 19, 2021 }}</ref> There were 10,821 households at the 2019 census estimates, and the home-ownership rate was 71.3%. Of the 7,716 owner-occupied units, 3,917 were married couples living together, 365 male households with no female present, and 896 female households with no male present. There was a 17.1% vacancy rate in the parish. The average family size was 3.07,<ref name=":1" /> and the average household size was 2.50.<ref name=":0" /> In the parish, 75.5% were aged 18 and older, and 17.2% were aged 65 and older; the median age was 39.3, and 6.5% were aged 5 and under. Approximately 0.8% of the population were foreign-born, and 2.1% spoke a language other than [[English language|English]] at home. The median income for a household in the parish was $46,006; families had a median income of $56,323, married couples had a median income of $78,090, and non-family households had a median income of $25,314. An estimated 22% of the parish lived at or below the poverty line, and 30.6% of people aged under 18 were at or below the poverty line. == Education == Public schools in DeSoto Parish are operated by the [[DeSoto Parish School Board]]. It is in the service area of [[Bossier Parish Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=2021-06-03}}</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Larry Bagley]] (born 1949), incoming Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo, Desoto, and Sabine parishes * [[Terry Bradshaw]] (born 1948), Hall of Fame professional football player, sportscaster, singer, and actor * [[Richard Burford]] (born 1946), current Louisiana state representative * [[Vida Blue]] (born 1949β2023), professional baseball player * [[C.L. Bryant]] (born 1956), Baptist minister and radio talk show host * [[Riemer Calhoun]] (1909β1994), state senator from 1944 to 1952 for DeSoto and Caddo parishes * [[Joe T. Cawthorn]] (1911β1967), state senator from 1940 to 1944 for DeSoto and Caddo parishes * [[Sherri Smith Cheek|Sherri Smith Cheek Buffington]] (born 1966), [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senator]] * [[Joe Henry Cooper]] (1920β1980), Louisiana state representative * [[Kenny Ray Cox]] (born 1957), Louisiana state representative and former United States Army officer * [[Milton Joseph Cunningham]] (1842β1916), [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and [[New Orleans]] lawyer, state senator from Natchitoches and DeSoto parishes from 1880 to 1884; state attorney general for three nonconsecutive terms ending in 1900, born in what became DeSoto Parish * [[George Dement]] (1922β2014), mayor of Bossier City * [[Joseph Barton Elam]] (1821β1885), United States Representative from [[Louisiana's 4th congressional district]] * [[William Pike Hall, Sr.]] (1896β1945), [[Louisiana State Senate|state senator]] for [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo]] and DeSoto parishes, 1924β1932, Shreveport attorney<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57373642|title=Funeral for Pike Hall at 11 A.M. Today β Prominent Attorney, Civic Leader Succumbs After Brief Illness|newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times]]|date=December 17, 1945|pages=1, 6|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> * [[John Spencer Hardy]] (1913β2012), United States Air Force lieutenant general * [[Albert Lewis (American football)|Albert Lewis]] (1960-), professional football player * Curtis W. McCoy, [[mayor]] of Mansfield * [[Garnie W. McGinty]] (1900β1984), historian at [[Louisiana Tech University]] and school principal * [[M.C. Reynolds|Mack Charles Reynolds]] (1935β1991), professional football player * [[B. H. "Johnny" Rogers]] (1905β1977), politician * [[C. O. Simpkins, Sr.]] (1925β2019 from Mansfield), African-American state representative, dentist, and civil rights activist in Shreveport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosimpkins.com/Biography/|title=C. O. Simpkins, Sr.: Civil Rights Champion|publisher=cosimpkins.com|access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref> * [[O.C. Smith]] (1932β2001), singer ==Politics== {{PresHead|place=DeSoto Parish, Louisiana|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,112|5,457|167|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,068|5,165|267|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|7,353|5,553|145|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,883|5,242|132|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,211|5,026|99|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,260|5,036|300|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,526|6,221|773|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,643|5,671|1,707|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|5,022|5,366|128|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,989|4,642|108|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,349|5,861|117|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,601|4,630|117|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,017|2,596|540|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|974|3,400|4,190|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1964|Republican|3,954|1,254|0|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1960|Dixiecrat|1,603|1,183|1,653|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,011|1,206|554|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,303|1,678|0|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|270|617|1,891|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|538|1,858|0|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|211|2,872|0|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|93|2,337|0|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|87|2,416|2|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|517|1,445|2|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|118|1,146|11|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|56|1,219|0|Louisiana}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|17|1,104|0|Louisiana}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|11|815|93|Louisiana}} ==See also== {{Portal|United States}} * [[National Register of Historic Places listings in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana]] {{clear}} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==Further reading== * De Vries, Mark Leon, βBetween Equal Justice and Racial Terror: Freedpeople and the District Court of DeSoto Parish during Reconstruction,β ''Louisiana History,'' 56 (Summer 2015), 261β93. * [https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo71487 Water Resources of De Soto Parish, Louisiana] [[United States Geological Survey]] ==External links== * {{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=De Soto|display=De Soto, II. 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