Desloge, Missouri

Overview

• Location: St. Francois County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 4,802 (Change since 1990: +15.7%)
• Founded: 1887 by Firmin Desloge
• Name origin: Firmin Desloge
• Previously known as: Desloge Town

Geography

• Latitude: 37°52'22" N   (+37.8728)
• Longitude: 90°31'14" W   (-90.5205)
• Civil township: Randolph
• Land area: 2.7 square miles

As the crow flies, Desloge is...

• 0.6 miles S of Highley Heights
• 1.1 miles N of St. Francois
• 2.0 miles N of Park Hills
• 2.4 miles E of Gumbo
• 3.1 miles NW of Leadington
• 3.2 miles SE of Hoffman Junction
• 3.4 miles S of East Bonne Terre
• 3.4 miles N of Derby
• 3.5 miles E of Daytown
• 3.7 miles NE of Mitchell
• 55.0 miles S of St. Louis
• 66.0 miles NW of Cape Girardeau

History

Name origin

Named for Firmin Desloge, town founder.

Timeline

1887

Firmin Desloge established "Desloge Town" for workers at his mining plant.

Mar. 7, 1941

Desloge incorporated

Neighborhoods

• Cantwell (Merged with Desloge)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°52'21" N, 90°30'42" W
  • Elevation: 787
  • USGS Quad: Flat River
  • Name origin: Named after Harry J. Cantwell, mining speculator and businessman who created the "St. Francois Town-Site and Mining Company" which laid out the town.
  • Founded: ca. 1900 by Harry J. Cantwell
  • The village of Cantwell merged with Desloge.

Demographics