De Soto is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, De Soto had a population of 124. It is part of the Americus micropolitan statistical area. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1889 as the "Town of De Soto". The community is named for Hernando de Soto, the explorer who discovered the Mississippi River.
Geography De Soto is located at (31.954674, -84.067633).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +De Soto city, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)68543031.78%27.69%24.19%Black or African American alone (NH)1401308565.42%66.67%68.55%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2000.93%0.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)0400.00%2.05%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)4791.87%3.59%7.26%Total214195124100.00%100.00%100.00%
2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 214 people, 78 households, and 53 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 124.
Politics In 2010, the city was cited by the Georgia Secretary of State's office for failing to hold regular elections in 2009, as well as being unable to document any elections from 2005 through 2007. A De Soto councilmember apologized by saying that the city simply "forgot" about the need to hold an election. Facing a number of state violations, the city promised to remedy the situation permanently by outsourcing the elections process to a third party. The state provided that the 2009 election must be held by March 2010.Jeffers, Wainwright (2010-01-14). City forgot to hold 2009 election. WALB News 10, 14 January 2010. Retrieved on 2010-01-17 from http://www.walb.com/global/story.asp?s=11819734 .
Notable people Mabel Sessions Dennis, socialite and newspaper editor
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