Editing De Soto, Illinois

{{Short description|Village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States}}
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'''De Soto''' is a village in [[Jackson County, Illinois|Jackson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,407 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1719616 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is named for [[Hernando de Soto]], the discoverer of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA105 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=105}}</ref>

==Geography==
De Soto is located in northeastern Jackson County at {{coord|37.815660|-89.228184|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 51]] passes through the center of the village, leading north {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Du Quoin, Illinois|Du Quoin]] and south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale]]. [[Illinois Route 149]] crosses US-51 in the village center, leading southwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Murphysboro, Illinois|Murphysboro]], the Jackson [[county seat]], and east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Hurst, Illinois|Hurst]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, De Soto has a total area of {{convert|0.92|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|0.91|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 98.70%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 1.30%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The [[Big Muddy River]], a tributary of the [[Mississippi River]], flows to the east and south of the village limits.

==History==
[[File:Illinois - Desoto - NARA - 23939847 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Destruction after the 1925 tornado]]
De Soto was laid out in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.villageofdesoto.com/history.html |title=History |publisher=Village of De Soto, IL |accessdate=November 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412040015/http://www.villageofdesoto.com/history.html |archivedate=April 12, 2015 }}</ref> The village's name honors [[Hernando de Soto]] (c. 1496/1497–1542), a Spanish ''[[conquistador]]'' who explored the region in 1541–2.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA92|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=92}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at De Soto since 1855.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Jackson |title=Jackson County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=November 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050911192342/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Jackson |archivedate=September 11, 2005 }}</ref>

De Soto was largely destroyed by the Great [[Tri-State Tornado]] of 1925. Sixty-nine people died in De Soto when approximately 30% of the town was destroyed, and of this total 33 were children at a local school that collapsed from the winds. The tornado affected [[Missouri]], Illinois, and [[Indiana]], killing 695 and injuring over 2,000.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1890= 376
|1900= 560
|1910= 644
|1920= 703
|1930= 673
|1940= 656
|1950= 646
|1960= 723
|1970= 966
|1980= 1589
|1990= 1500
|2000= 1653
|2010= 1590
|2020= 1407
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 1,407 people, 645 households, and 401 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,522.73|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 708 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|766.23|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 87.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.78% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.20% of the population.

There were 645 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.90% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.83% were non-families. 28.68% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 2.42.

The village's age distribution consisted of 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,744, and the median income for a family was $65,216. Males had a median income of $35,635 versus $27,703 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $23,418. About 5.7% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://villageofdesoto.com/ Village of DeSoto official website]

{{Jackson County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Jackson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1854]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]