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Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is the county seat of Butler County〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 17,023 at the 2010 census.
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.
==Geography==
Poplar Bluff is located at (36.756944, −90.392778), along the Black River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt )〕
Poplar Bluff takes its name from a bluff that overlooks Black River. When first settled, the bluff was covered with tulip poplar trees. The Butler County Courthouse and the offices of the city's ''Daily American Republic'' newspaper sit on this site. Poplar Bluff lies along an escarpment separating the Ozark Foothills from the Mississippi embayment in Southeast Missouri. The foothills lie to the north and west and the embayment is to the south and east. The surrounding area is commonly known as the "Three Rivers" with many local organizations and businesses using the name. The three rivers—Current River, Black River, and St. Francis River—are 40 miles apart with Poplar Bluff located in the center on the Black River.
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