Poplar Bluff, Missouri | |
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Nickname(s): Gateway to the Ozarks, The Bluff, PB | |
Motto: A Community of Opportunity | |
Coordinates: 36°45′48″N 90°24′49″W / 36.76333°N 90.41361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Butler |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Shane Cornman[1] |
• Mayor Pro tem | Lisa Armes-Parson |
• City Manager | Matt Winters[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13.21 sq mi (34.22 km2) |
• Land | 13.14 sq mi (34.03 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,225 |
• Density | 1,234.87/sq mi (476.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 63901–63902 |
Area code | 573 |
FIPS code | 29-59096[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 2396252[4] |
Website | www |
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.