De Soto, Kansas

De Soto, Kansas
De Soto, Kansas
City
	De Soto City Hall (2022)
	Location within Johnson County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Johnson County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°58′07″N 94°57′18″W / 38.96861°N 94.95500°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Johnson, Leavenworth
Townships	Lexington, Sherman
Founded	1828
Platted	1857
Incorporated	October 1, 1897
Named for	Hernando de Soto
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Rick Walker
Area
• Total	11.28 sq mi (29.22 km2)
• Land	11.15 sq mi (28.89 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,118
• Density	540/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	66018, 66019, 66025, 66061
Area code	913
FIPS code	20-17850
GNIS ID	485562
Website	desotoks.us

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De Soto /dəˈsoʊtoʊ/ is a city along the Kansas River, in Johnson and Leavenworth counties in the U.S. state of Kansas,^[1] and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 6,118,^[3] and the 2021 estimate is 6,380.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Soto, Kansas
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Profile of De Soto, Kansas in 2020". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "QuickFacts; De Soto, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.