DeSoto County
Also known as DeSoto County, Florida, De Soto County, DeSoto County, FL
county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- May 19, 1887
- Named after
- Hernando de Soto
- Seat
- Arcadia
- Largest city
- Arcadia
- Total
- 639 sq mi (1,660 km )
- Land
- 637 sq mi (1,650 km )
- Water
- 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,078
- Density
- 53.3/sq mi (20.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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DeSoto County Courthouse
DeSoto County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,976. Its county seat is Arcadia. DeSoto County comprises the Arcadia, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.