Welcome to the official website of the City of Poplar Bluff!
As you learn more about Poplar Bluff you'll see it is a great place to live and raise a family, with a population of nearly 17,000 friendly residents. Poplar Bluff is the county seat and is centered in the middle of beautiful Butler County. Poplar Bluff is the gateway to the Ozarks nestled in southeast Missouri, in between St. Louis and Memphis.
The earliest permanent settlements in what is now Butler County occurred in the early 1800's along the Natchitoches Trail, an old Indian Trail west of what is now Poplar Bluff on Ten Mile Creek and Cane Creek. Butler County was organized in 1849 and Poplar Bluff became the center of population.
The City of Poplar Bluff is a growing, dynamic environment in which new homes are popping up and businesses are thriving. The community is an economic hub for a geographic area that extends north through Wayne and Reynolds counties, west through Ripley county, east through Stoddard County, and south well into Arkansas.
Since its founding Poplar Bluff has experienced continual advancement and continues to experience welcomed growth, and the City government works hard to meet the needs of this growth and encourages growth for the future. Working together we will meet the challenges the future holds, and leave the same potential and prosperity for our children and grandchildren to enjoy.
As well as being an economic center, Poplar Bluff is also an entertainment center for the area. There is always something happening at the Black River Coliseum. In the summer Poplar Bluff is home to the Black River Festival and the Butler County Fair, as well as numerous other activities.
I could go on about the many great attributes of Poplar Bluff, but our greatest attribute is our PEOPLE. That is what makes Poplar Bluff so special. It is an honor to serve as the mayor of this wonderful city.
