De Soto, Georgia

De Soto, Georgia
City
Location in Sumter County and the state of Georgia Location in Sumter County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Sumter
Area
• Total	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	308 ft (94 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	214
• Density	267.5/sq mi (101.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31743
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-22472
GNIS feature ID	0355464

De Soto is a city in Sumter County, Georgia, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

De Soto, Georgia, is named for Hernando de Soto, the discoverer of 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 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	250		—
1910	228		−8.8%
1920	216		−5.3%
1930	373		72.7%
1940	295		−20.9%
1950	309		4.7%
1960	282		−8.7%
1970	321		13.8%
1980	248		−22.7%
1990	258		4.0%
2000	214		−17.1%
2010	195		−8.9%
Est. 2014	184		−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 214 people, 78 households, and 53 families residing in the city. The population density was 262.4 people per square mile (100.8/km²). There were 88 housing units at an average density of 107.9 per square mile (41.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 33.18% White, 65.89% African American and 0.93% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.

There were 78 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,375, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $19,000 versus $15,714 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,388. About 1.8% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.5% of those sixty five or over.

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.