Poplar Bluff

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Poplar Bluff
Nickname : Gateway To The Ozarks
Rodgers Lichtspieltheater from 1949 in Art Deco architecture.
Rodgers Lichtspieltheater from 1949 in Art Deco architecture.
Location in Missouri
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff
Basic data
State : United States
State : Missouri
County : Butler County
Coordinates : 36 ° 46 ′  N , 90 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 46 ′  N , 90 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 17,023 (as of 2010)
Population density : 567.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 30.0 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of
which 30.0 km 2  (approx. 12 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 110 m
Postcodes : 63901, 63902
Area code : +1 573
FIPS : 29-59096
GNIS ID : 0751712
Website : www.poplarbluff-mo.gov
Mayor : Susan K. Williams

Poplar Bluff is the district capital of Butler County in the US state of Missouri , USA . The city has around 17,000 inhabitants (as of 2000).

geography

Poplar Bluff is located in the southwest of the state on the Black River near the border with the US states of Arkansas , Tennessee and Illinois . It is located about 16 miles east of Springfield and 211 miles south of St. Louis and about 180 km north of Memphis , Tennessee. Poplar Bluff is located in the New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ) and is therefore at risk of earthquakes. Tornadoes are possible. Parts of the city are at risk of flooding. Houses should be earthquake-proof and have a windowless shelter.

history

Poplar Bluff was founded by around 10 families in late 1850. It was named after the poplars that grow here . On February 9, 1870, Poplar Bluff was spun off. The first courthouse was built in 1855 and was destroyed by a tornado in 1927 . The courthouse, built in neo-classical style in 1928, is still used as such today. In 1994 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places .

Rodgers Theater Building

Rodgers Motion Picture Theater opened on June 1, 1949 in the town of Poplar Bluff. It's an example of late Art Deco architecture. When it opened, it was considered the most modern movie theater between St. Louis and Memphis . In the auditorium, it had 1,160 seats with red plush armchairs that hugged the body, 20 of which were equipped with hearing aids. The movie theater was heated and cooled by air conditioning. There was a separate soundproof screaming room next door, in which parents and their young children could watch the film through a soundproof glass pane without disturbing the audience in the auditorium. In the later years the large auditorium was replaced by two smaller auditoriums. After a multiplex cinema opened in the neighborhood , Rodgers Lichtspielhaus closed on May 14, 1998. The building became the property of Butler County in January 1999 . Concerts have been held occasionally since 2007 , and Butler County's first floor space is used as office space.

The following entry, dated July 19, 2001, is on the National Register of Historic Places above Rodgers Theater Building:

  • MISSOURI, BUTLER COUNTY, Rodgers Theater Building, 204,214,216,218,220,222 and 224 N. Broadway, Poplar Bluff, 01000750, LISTED, 7/19/01 .

traffic

Poplar Bluff is located on US Highway 60 about 75 kilometers west of Interstate 55 . With the Earl Fields Memorial Airport a municipal airfield. With the Hayes Field Six kilometers southeast another, private landing area of the city.

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 median income for a household is $ 22,068 and the median income for a family is $ 28,744. Males have a median income of $ 28,851 versus females averaging $ 18,770. The per capita income is $ 13,996. 24.4% of the population and 19.3% of families live below the poverty line. 34.4% of the population are under 18 years old and for every 100 women aged 18 and over there are statistically 83.6 men. The average age is 39 years. (Status: 2000).

National Register of Historic Places

The Butler County List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places, Missouri , lists the structures and historic sites in Butler County that have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Poplar Bluff  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ source.
  2. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - Butler County.Retrieved October 6, 2012
  3. ↑ Missouri Department of National Resources - Butler County ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 6, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnr.mo.gov