Driving Around Small Town De Soto, MO in 4k Video

Filmed on Thursday, March 23, 2023, I drive around the village of De Soto, Missouri to see what's going on.
De Soto is a city in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 6,449 at the 2020 census and the city is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area.
De Soto was platted in 1857 and named after Hernando de Soto, Spanish conquistador. A post office has been in operation at De Soto since 1858.
The city is known as "Fountain City" because of its numerous artesian wells. Water from these wells and springs were bottled and shipped by tank car to the 1904 World Fair in St. Louis.
The Central School Campus and Louis J. and Harriet Rozier House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On December 21, 1967, an F4 tornado 16.8 miles away from the city center killed three people, injured 52 people, and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On June 22, 1969, an F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the De Soto city center killed two people and injured 22 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On April 22, 1981, a tornado destroyed the Joachim Savings & Loan, the offices of the Republic and Press newspaper, and a tire store. One person was killed in the Savings & Loan.
On May 6, 2003, at approximately 3:45 pm, a tornado outbreak began in Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. At 5:14pm, a tornado touched down two miles northwest of De Soto. Fourteen minutes later, the tornado sirens went off in Jefferson County. The tornado hit De Soto at F3 intensity, causing $12,800,000 in damage. The tornado destroyed the junior high gymnasium, caused significant damage to the high school and Vineland Elementary, destroyed 58 houses and a local grocery store. It injured 23 and killed nine inside De Soto.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,400 people, 2,629 households, and 1,633 families residing in the city.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,725, and the median income for a family was $37,486. Males had a median income of $33,163 versus $20,039 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,971. About 11.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 1.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. #driving #travel #drivingtour

[@soulslurper8754]

Pleasant lil town not bad

[@alicehonestymanson1798]

Thanks for this. I've lived in Denver the last 40 years but I still miss my home.

[@SnickersBarVR]

Lived here my whole life and I love it

[@penonfireandcarvings]

Lived there most my life sweet home desoto

[@hambonejones6910]

Spent the first 30 years of my life in that little town ❤ me and my wife moved to Tampa last year and I watch this video from time to time when I miss home! Thanks for posting

[@exploreusacities]

You’re welcome, thanks for your great comment

[@user-ij9bd2xt3u]

idk why this is so funny to me but DeSoto is probably THE most uninteresting town to ever exist😂 pretty cool though to see my hometown!

[@terrybane6206]

Another fun ride. You never disappoint. Thanks

[@exploreusacities]

My pleasure

[@martyaz]

Those stone churches at appx 6:40 were really something.

[@exploreusacities]

I agree!

[@thunderdashsweirdmemecrap9078]

Don't know why you would go to Clement Street, there's nothing there

[@love4lust7301]

This place looks hella boring🫣

[@OliviaF-pt4zo]

ATLEAST IT HAS A MCDONALDS lol

[@love4lust7301]

@@OliviaF-pt4zo let's see how long that last 😁

[@OliviaF-pt4zo]

@@love4lust7301 fr tho

[@SnickersBarVR]

But it's not

[@SnickersBarVR]

You gotta live here to know where all the fun places are and who to hang with