Welcome to Des Peres ...

The city of Des Peres is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Des Peres has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Des Peres, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Des Peres has a population of 8,729 people<3> (see below for details).

Des Peres is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Des Peres lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Des Peres ...

Official Website: www.desperesmo.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Des Peres had an population of 8,729 people. This is an increase of 4.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Des Peres had a population of 8,373 people. This makes Des Peres the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Des Peres represents 0.14% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,373 people, the population of Des Peres decreased 2.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,592 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Des Peres.

Communities near Des Peres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Des Peres.

• Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• O'Fallon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Saint Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Saint Peters
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <5>
• Florissant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
• Wildwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• University City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Granite City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Maryland Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Des Peres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Des Peres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Des Peres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Des Peres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Des Peres. See our Newspapers Page for Des Peres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Des Peres ...

Looking for more information about Des Peres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Des Peres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Des Peres.

Adding Des Peres to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Des Peres in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Des Peres was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Des Peres.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Des Peres: www.desperesmo.org/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/