Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Rodgers Theatre Building (Art Deco architecture)
Rodgers Theatre Building (Art Deco architecture)
Nickname(s): 
Gateway to the Ozarks, The Bluff, PB
Motto: 
A Community of Opportunity
Poplar Bluff is located in Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff
Location in Missouri
Poplar Bluff is located in the United States
Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°45′48″N 90°24′49″W / 36.76333°N 90.41361°W / 36.76333; -90.41361
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorShane Cornman[1]
 • Mayor Pro temLisa Armes-Parson
 • City ManagerMatt Winters[2]
Area
 • Total
13.21 sq mi (34.22 km2)
 • Land13.14 sq mi (34.03 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation348 ft (106 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,225
 • Density1,234.87/sq mi (476.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
63901–63902
Area code573
FIPS code29-59096[5]
GNIS feature ID2396252[4]
Websitewww.poplarbluff-mo.gov

Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County in southeastern Missouri, United States. It is the county seat of Butler County[6] and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 16,225 at the 2020 census.[7] The Poplar Bluff Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of all of Butler County. The city is at the crossroads of U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 67.

  1. ^ "City Council - Poplar Bluff, MO". poplarbluff-mo.gov.
  2. ^ "City Manager - Poplar Bluff, MO". poplarbluff-mo.gov.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poplar Bluff, Missouri
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.