De Soto, Georgia
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement 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
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1889 as the "Town of De Soto".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The community is named for Hernando de Soto, the explorer who discovered the Mississippi River.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
De Soto is located at Template:Coord (31.954674, -84.067633).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP008>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 68 | 54 | 30 | 31.78% | 27.69% | 24.19% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 140 | 130 | 85 | 65.42% | 66.67% | 68.55% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 2.05% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.87% | 3.59% | 7.26% |
| Total | 214 | 195 | 124 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> 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.<ref name="election2009">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 Template:Webarchive.</ref>