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Poplar Bluff, Missouri (view source)
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Although its population growth has leveled off since the 1970s, the city's economic importance has continued, with a number of manufacturing plants still in operation, and a great deal of retail trade along the highways to the north and west. There are several active civic organizations, devoted to community life and historic preservation. Many local landmarks are now on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Butler County Courthouse, the Rodgers Theatre, two railroad depots, and several private houses.
Although its population growth has leveled off since the 1970s, the city's economic importance has continued, with a number of manufacturing plants still in operation, and a great deal of retail trade along the highways to the north and west. There are several active civic organizations, devoted to community life and historic preservation. Many local landmarks are now on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Butler County Courthouse, the Rodgers Theatre, two railroad depots, and several private houses.
==Geography==
Poplar Bluff is located near the geographic center of Butler County, mostly on the west side of the Black River. The oldest and most densely settled section lies between the river and Westwood Boulevard, along which most of the larger retail businesses are situated. More recently added sections include the Ashcroft Addition, a neighborhood to the south and southeast, and a conglomeration of newer businesses to the northwest where Routes 60 and 67 converge. The official coordinates are 36°45’25”N 90°23’34”W.
The city has a total area of 12.98 square miles, all but 0.07 square miles of it land, and an average elevation of 364 feet. However, there is considerable variation in terrain throughout the city, as it lies on the Mississippi Escarpment, separating the low-lying and generally flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain from the foothills of the Ozark Plateau. Elevation generally decreases from west to east, with several peaks of over 450 feet west of the Black compared to 325-330 feet in the neighborhoods on the east bank.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
A number of major highways meet in or near Poplar Bluff. U.S. Route 60 runs from west to east along the northern edge of the city, joined at the northwestern corner by U.S. Route 67, which skirts the western limits as it approaches from the south. Pine Street and Westwood Boulevard form important business loops for these highways (respectively) within the city. Poplar Bluff is also the northern terminus of Missouri State Highway 53, and the eastern terminus of Highway 142.
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