DeSoto County, Florida description
2003 Rural-Urban Continuum Code = 6
Urban population of 2,500 to 19,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area.
2003 Urban Influence Code = 5
Micropolitan adjacent to a small metro area.
Land Area (sq mi) = 637.3
2000 Population Density (# / sq mi) = 50.5
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