Basic information about the DeSoto County
The DeSoto County is located in the state of Florida. This county occupies 640 square miles, with 3 square miles being water areas. There are 34.862 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of DeSoto County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (66.24%), followed by Some Other Race (17.72%) and Black or African American (12.71%). There are 11.445 households in the county, while 69,05% of them are family households and 30,95% represent non family households. There are 2 cities and towns in DeSoto County. The most populated city is Arcadia city and the smallest town or village is Southeast Arcadia CDP.