'DeSoto' definitions:

DeSoto, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
DeSoto, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
37646
Housing Units (2000) :
14069
Land area (2000) :
21.579750 sq. miles (55.891294 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
21.579750 sq. miles (55.891294 sq. km)
FIPS code :
20092
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
32.599286 N, 96.858828 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

DeSoto -- U.S. County in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
DeSoto -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
107199
Housing Units (2000) :
40795
Land area (2000) :
477.862453 sq. miles (1237.658020 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
18.907408 sq. miles (48.969960 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
496.769861 sq. miles (1286.627980 sq. km)
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
34.904345 N, 89.992068 W

DeSoto -- U.S. County in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
DeSoto -- U.S. County in Florida
Population (2000) :
32209
Housing Units (2000) :
13608
Land area (2000) :
637.266434 sq. miles (1650.512416 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.228628 sq. miles (5.772119 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
639.495062 sq. miles (1656.284535 sq. km)
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
27.201006 N, 81.871967 W