Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Butler County
29-59096
Poplar Bluff is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Missouri, United States. The city has about 17,000 inhabitants (as of 2000).
Geography
Poplar Bluff is located in the southwest of the state near the border of the U.S. states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Illinois. It is located about 263 kilometers east of Springfield and 211 kilometers south of St. Louis and about 180 kilometers north of Memphis, Tennessee. Poplar Bluff is located in the New Madrid seismic zone ( NMSZ ) and is therefore prone to earthquakes. Tornadoes are possible. Parts of the city are at risk of flooding. Houses should be built earthquake-proof and feature a windowless shelter.
History
Poplar Bluff was founded in late 1850 by about 10 families. It was named after the growing poplars here. On February 9, 1870 Poplar Bluff was founded. In 1855 the first courthouse was built, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1927. The courthouse after 1928 Built in neo -classical style is still used as such. 1994 was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Rodgers movie theater was opened in the city of Poplar Bluff on June 1, 1949. It is a clear example of late Art Deco architecture. It was when it opened as the most modern movie theater between St. Louis and Memphis. It had 1160 seats in the auditorium with red plush seats that each snuggled the body, including 20 chair with hearing aids were fitted. The movie theater was heated and cooled by an air conditioner. There was next to a separate sound proof cry room where parents could look at the film through a soundproof glass with their little children, without disturbing the audience in the auditorium. In the later years of the great auditorium was replaced by two smaller viewing rooms. After it was opened in the neighborhood, a multiplex cinema, closed Rodgers Lichtspielhaus on 14 May 1998. The building was in January 1999 into the possession of Butler County. Since 2007 concerts are held occasionally, and the rooms on the first floor are used by Butler County as office space.
The following entry from 19 July 2001 can be found on the National Register of Historic Places on Rodgers Theatre Building:
Traffic
Poplar Bluff is located on U.S. Highway 60 about 75 kilometers east of Interstate 55 By Earl Fields Memorial Airport and Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport Poplar Bluff has two airports.
Parks
- Lake Wappapello State Park
- Bacon Park
- Black River Park
- Ferguson Grove
- Hendrickson Park
- Hillcrest Park
- Linc Park
- McLane Park
- Ray Clinton Park
- Sportsman Park
- Whiteley Park
- Wiseman Park
Sports facility
- Ozark Ridge Golf Course
Demographic data
The average income of a household is $ 22,068, the median income for a family at $ 28,744. Males have a median income of $ 28,851 compared to women with an average of $ 18,770. The per capita income is $ 13,996. 24.4 % of the population and 19.3 % of families are below the poverty line. 34.4 % of the population is under 18 years old and 100 females aged 18 and over, there are 83.6 men statistically. The average age is 39 years. (As of 2000).
National Register of Historic Places
The list of entries in the National Register of Historic Places in Butler County, Missouri lists the monuments and historical sites in Butler County that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Tyler Hansbrough ( born 1985 ), basketball player
- Ben Hansbrough (* 1987 ), basketball player