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Place Name
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De Soto County
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Pronunciation
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duh SO-to
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Hernando
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Population
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67,910 (1990)
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Location
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Mississippi, United States, North America
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Latitude
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34°53'N
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Longitude
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89°59'W
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De Soto
(duh SO-to), county (
478 sq mi/1,238 sq km; 1990 pop.
67,910), extreme NW Miss.;  Hernando; 34°53'N 89°59'W.
Bounded W in part by Mississippi R., (Ark. state line); and N by Tenn.
state line. Drained by Coldwater R., forms part of S boundary, and
Arkabutla L. reservoir, on S boundary. Agr. (cotton, corn, sorghum,
wheat, soybeans; cattle; dairying). Mfg. at Olive Branch and Hernando.
N edge of co. is urbanized, adjacent to Memphis, Tenn. to N. Formed
1836.
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