DeSoto Township, Jackson County, Illinois

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De Soto Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois. It was established on November 4, 1884 and is named after Hernando de Soto, the explorer who found the Mississippi River.

Where it is and how big
- Location: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
- Total area: 37.94 square miles (98.3 km²)
- Land: 36.48 sq mi (94.5 km²)
- Water: 1.46 sq mi (3.8 km²) – about 3.84% of the area
- Elevation: about 390 feet (119 m)
- ZIP codes: 62901, 62924, 62932, 62966
- Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST), with daylight saving time in summer

People and housing
- Population (2020): 2,319
- Households: 1,001
- Families: 697
- Housing units: 1,137
- Population density: about 61 people per square mile (24.0 per km²)

Communities and cemeteries
- Cemeteries: Beasley, Bouscher, Campbell, Central-Crews, De Soto, Howard, and Indian Hill

Who lives here
- Racial makeup: about 87.5% White, 3.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.7% other races, and 7.2% two or more races
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race): about 3.2%
- Age: 24.7% under 18, 6.3% 18–24, 23.1% 25–44, 29.5% 45–64, 16.4% 65 or older
- Median age: 42.1 years
- Gender: roughly 96 males for every 100 females overall; about 105 males for every 100 females 18 and over

Economy and living
- Median household income: $50,670
- Median family income: $57,792
- Median income by gender: males $35,974, females $28,780
- Per capita income: $25,031
- Poverty: about 8.0% of families and 14.3% of the population below the poverty line; 5.3% of those under 18 and 16.9% of those 65 or over

This is a concise overview of De Soto Township in Jackson County, Illinois.