DeSoto County Florida - Government Site
Population: 35,315
Area: 637 square miles
County Seat: Arcadia
Area Code(s) in use: 863
Time Zone: EST
Adjacent counties:
Charlotte Glades Hardee Highlands Manatee Sarasota
Airport
Arcadia Municipal Airport, Bright Hour Ranch Airport, Carlstrom Field, De Soto Aircraft Field, De Soto Memorial Hospital Heliport, Frierson Grove Airport, Hennessy Airport, Lake Suzy Estates Airport, McDonalds Field, Montgomery Ranch Airport, Prairie Creek Ranch Airport
Basin
Gator Hole
Bridge
Chesterfield Smith Bridge
Building
Arcadia Fire Department, Arcadia Police Department, Desoto County Clerk Criminal Court, DeSoto County Emergency Management Office, DeSoto County Fire and Rescue, DeSoto County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol Station, Turner Agri-Civic Center
Cemetery
Fort Ogden Cemetery, Hull Cemetery, Joshua Creek Cemetery, Lamp Grounds Cemetery, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Ogden Cemetery, Owens Cemetery, Pine Level Campground Cemetery
Church
Fort Winder Church, Mount Efen Church, Oak Hill Church, Pine Level Church
Civil
DeSoto County
Gut
Boggess Creek, Gator Branch, Honey Run, Lettuce Lake Cutoff, Slippery Slough
Hospital
DeSoto Correctional Institute State Mental Hospital, DeSoto Memorial Hospital, G Pierce Wood Memorial Hospital
Island
Cow Island, Fourmile Island, Island Thirty-three, Liverpool Island, Sour Orange Hammock, Turkey Hammock
Lake
Bee Gum Lake, Boggess Lake, Cartoon Dog Lake, Coon Dog Lake, Deep Lake, English Lake, Grass Lake, Handcock Lake, Johnson Lake, Lake Katherine, Lake Operation, Lettuce Lake, Pine Island Lake, Sour Orange Lake, Split Lake
Locale
Bunker Railroad Station, Montgomery Ranch, Parker Ranch
Military (Historical)
Carlstrom Field (historical)
Populated Place
Arcadia, Belgium (historical), Brownville, Cubitis, Fort Ogden, Hull, Joshua, Lake Suzy (not official), Lansing, Nocatee, Pine Level, Platt, Southfort, Tryon
Post Office
Arcadia Post Office, Solana Post Office (historical)
School
Alternative Education Center, Amtra Montessori Christian Preschool, DeSoto Correctional Institute of Adult Education, DeSoto County Adult Education Center, DeSoto High School, DeSoto Middle School, DeSoto Start Center, Environmental Learning Center, Memorial Elementary School, Nocatee Elementary School, Oak Hill School, West Elementary School
Stream
Bear Branch, Brandy Branch, Buzzard Roost Branch, Cow Slough, Hampton Branch, Hawthorne Creek, Hog Bay, Horse Creek, Joshua Creek, Lake Slough, Mare Branch, McBride Branch, Mossy Gully, Myrtle Slough, Sand Gully, Thornton Branch, Tiger Bay Slough, Walker Branch
Swamp
Long Point Marsh, Oak Creek Marsh, Rattlesnake Gully, Sheep Pen Marsh, Tiger Bay
Tower
WOKD-AM (Arcadia), WVIJ-FM (Port Charlotte), WXKT-FM (Arcadia), WXKT-FM (Arcadia)
| Race | Population |
| White |  29,772 |
| Black | 4,121 |
| American Indian | 945 |
| Mixed | 232 |
| Asian | 204 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 41 |
| Additional population tables : | |
| State population table | |
| Florida population by county | |