Everything about De Soto Kansas totally explained
De Soto is a city in
Johnson County,
Kansas,
United States, along the
Kansas River. The population was 4,561 at the
2000 census. The area code is 913, and the two zip codes are 66018 and 66019.
Geography
De Soto is located at (38.965081, -94.962285).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3
square miles (29.3
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,561 people, 1,642 households, and 1,246 families residing in the city. The
population density was 403.0 people per square mile (155.6/km²). There were 1,730 housing units at an average density of 152.9/sq mi (59.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.80%
White, 0.20%
African American, 0.94%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 1.69% from
other races, and 1.93% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 6.86% of the population. 22.2% were of
German, 14.3%
American, 13.0%
English and 10.7%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 1,642 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were
married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,426, and the median income for a family was $53,219. Males had a median income of $36,203 versus $31,682 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $23,141. About 3.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Major Employers
Two local corporations, Mr. Goodcents Franchise Systems, Inc. and Custom Foods, Inc., are headquartered in De Soto. Huhtamaki Americas, Inc. and Engineered Air, two international enterprises, chose De Soto for their North American headquarters. In addition, Intervet, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of animal health supplies, selected De Soto for one of its four U.S. manufacturing facilities.
Education
The city of De Soto is served by the De Soto school district.
Other local education institutions near De Soto include:
University of Kansas
Ottawa University adult campus
University of Kansas-Edwards Campus
Johnson County Community College
Baker University Overland Park Campus
Emporia State University - Overland Park Campus (Metro Learning Center)
Library
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The Johnson County Library System maintains the De Soto Library.
Further Information
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