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Climate
Monthly
Average Temperature
(degrees
Fahrenheit)
January
51 degrees
July
80 degrees
Annual
Average Rainfall
65.56
inches
Geography
The
average elevation in DeSoto Parish is 330 feet. The parish area
is 877.3 square miles (561,449 acres). To the west, Dallas,
Texas is a little over 3 hours (216 miles) away and Houston is
just 222 miles away. Atlanta sits 644 miles east of DeSoto
Parish. And Bourbon Street is 5 hours away; New Orleans is 314
miles from the parish.
Tax
Structure
Property
Tax
Throughout
the state, land and residences are assessed at 10 percent of
fair market value. All other property (i.e., industrial,
commercial, personal and public service) is assessed at 15
percent of fair market value. A $75,000 homestead exemption is
allowed on residence occupied by the owner.
Sales
Tax
DeSoto
Parish has a 4.0 percent sales tax. The sales tax is 4.0 percent
statewide, and 1.0 percent in the municipal range.
DeSoto
Parish Sales & Use Tax Commission
211
Crosby Street
P.O.
Box 927
Mansfield,
La. 71052
Phone
(318) 872-3343
Fax
(318) 872-5995
Sales
and Use Tax Rates
Jurisdiction
Local Rate:
Grand
Cane 5%
Keatchie
5%
Logansport
5%
Mansfield
5%
South
Mansfield 5%
Stonewall
5%
Balance
of Parish 4%
State
Income Tax
Returns
are due May 15. The income tax schedule is as follows: first
$10,000 – 2%; next $40,000 – 4%; more than $50,000 – 6%
Population
| YEAR |
(Est.) 1997* |
1990 |
1980 |
| Parish-Wide |
25,406 |
25,346 |
25,727 |
| Mansfield |
5,486 |
5,389 |
6,485 |
| Logansport |
1,722 |
1,390 |
1,565 |
| Stonewall |
1,581 |
1,266 |
1,175 |
| South Mansfield |
515 |
407 |
1,463 |
| Grand Cane |
237 |
233 |
252 |
| Keatchie |
277 |
277 |
342 |
| Area Population** |
341,887 |
342,321 |
353,661 |
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*
Estimated July 1, 1997
**Area
includes parish and all contiguous parishes |
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