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A city of 56,211 people in Texas
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City in the United States1847Established
56,145Population
21.7 sq miArea
666 ftElevation
DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. DeSoto is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and Lancaster. As of the 2020 census, DeSoto had a population of 56,145.
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ZIP code75115, 75123
Area code972
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DistrictDESOTO ISDSchools18
UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PSElementary · Grades PK–5 · 597 students
KATHERINE JOHNSON TECHNOLOGY MAGNET ACADEMYElementary · Grades K–8 · 536 students
GOLDEN RULE DESOTOElementary · Grades PK–8 · 402 students
COCKRELL HILL ELElementary · Grades K–2 · 397 students
WOODRIDGE ELElementary · Grades K–4 · 362 students
THE MEADOWS ELElementary · Grades K–5 · 312 students
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