Butler County, Missouri
23 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 3 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 42,020
- Median household income
- $49,089
- ±3,075
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 881 of 18,253 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.4%
- 14,008 of 16,594 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Butler | 42,101 (2021) | 100 N Main St, Poplar Bluff | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fisk | 314 (2021) | Po Box 584, Fisk | — |
| City of Neelyville | 310 (2021) | Po Box 36, Neelyville | — |
| City of Poplar Bluff | 16,145 (2021) | 101 Oak St, Poplar Bluff | Website |
| City of Qulin | 468 (2021) | Po Box 172, Qulin | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler County Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 100 N Main St, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Consolidated Drainage District 10 of Butler County | Drainage | 1374 Cr 476, Poplar Bluff | — |
| North Cache River Drainage District | Drainage | 1019 County Road 218, Qulin | — |
| North Inter-River Drainage District | Drainage | 217 N Broadway St, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Ring Levee Drainage District | Flood control | 4205 Highway N, Qulin | — |
| Cripple Creek Transportation Development District | Highways | 211 N Broadway, Saint Louis | — |
| Oak Grove Tdd | Highways | 211 N Broadway, Saint Louis | — |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Tdd | Highways | 211 N Broadway, Saint Louis | — |
| Poplar Bluff Housing Auth | Housing and community development | 506 Hazel St, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Butler County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 3240 S Westwood Blvd, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Qulin Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 215, Qulin | — |
| East Butler County Sewer District | Sewerage | 2101 Hwy B, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 4327 Highway 67 N, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Butler County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 1032, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Butler County Public Water Supply District 104 | Water supply utility | P.o. Box 601, Fisk | — |
| Butler County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | 74 Highway N, Qulin | — |
| Butler County Public Water Supply District 3 | Water supply utility | 3129 Highway Aa, Broseley | — |
| Wayne and Butler Counties Public Water Supply District 4 | Water supply utility | P.o. Box 247, Wappapello | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
NEELYVILLE R-IV
School district3 schools
289 BROADWAY ST, Neelyville, MO, 63954
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
POPLAR BLUFF R-I
School district10 schools
1110 N WESTWOOD BLVD, Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TWIN RIVERS R-X
School district4 schools
9261 HWY 51, Broseley, MO, 63932
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Iron Mountain Market
400 S Main Street Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Orscheln Farm & Home Farmers' Market
950A North Westwood Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
Downtown Poplar Bluff Farmers' Market
301 S. 5th St., Poplar Bluff, MO, 63901
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-27. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.