Poplar Bluff Township is one of ten townships in Butler County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,878.[3]

Poplar Bluff Township
Township
Coordinates: 36°45′31″N 090°23′51″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Butler
Area
• Total	138.92 sq mi (359.81 km2)
• Land	138.7 sq mi (359.24 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)  0.16%
Elevation [1]	325 ft (99 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	25,878
• Density	179.7/sq mi (69.4/km2)
FIPS code	29-59114[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766356[1]

Geography

Poplar Bluff Township covers an area of 138.92 square miles (359.8 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, Poplar Bluff (the county seat). It contains seventeen cemeteries: Ashcraft, Black Creek, Carpenter Bend, Dooley, Friendship, Green Hill, Hvam, Marble Hill, Melton, Memorial Gardens, Morocco, Oak Hill, Podesva, Sacred Heart, Shadle, Sheppard and Woodlawn.

Carpenter Lake is within this township. The streams of Agee Creek, Black Creek, Black River, Buck Creek, Dobbs Creek, Harwell Creek, Hickory Creek, Hoedapp Creek, Indian Creek, Lewis Creek, Mill Creek, Pike Creek and Pike Slough run through this township.

Transportation

Poplar Bluff Township contains three airports or landing strips: Earl Fields Memorial Airport, Hayes Field and Lucy Lee Hospital Heliport.

References

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

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