| Official Name: | De Soto, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sumter |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.11 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.82 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.82 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 124 |
| Population Density Km2: | 58.71 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 151.96 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 31.9547°N -84.0675°W |
| Elevation M: | 94 |
| Elevation Ft: | 308 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31743 |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-22472[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0355464[3] |
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.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1889 as the "Town of De Soto".[4] The community is named for Hernando de Soto, the explorer who discovered the Mississippi River.[5] [6]
De Soto is located at 31.9547°N -84.0675°W (31.954674, -84.067633).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.
| White alone (NH) | 68 | 54 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 30 | 31.78% | 27.69% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 24.19% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 140 | 130 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 85 | 65.42% | 66.67% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 68.55% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.93% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 2.05% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4 | 7 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9 | 1.87% | 3.59% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7.26% | |
| Total | 214 | 195 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 124 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
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.
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.[11]