Pittsburg, Kansas

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For the township in Mitchell County, Kansas, see Pittsburg, Kansas (Mitchell County). For other uses, see Pittsburg.

Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, 27 miles south of Fort Scott, Kansas, 137 miles northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and 96 miles west of Springfield, Missouri. The population was 19,243 at the 2000 census. Pittsburg is a town in Southeast Kansas located in the Ozark Mountain region.

It was founded on May 20th, 1876 and named after and in honor of the city Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Franklin Playter is credited with being the city's founder, establishing a government from its earlier incarnation as a coal mining camp in the 1870's.

The postoffice was established that year with George Richey as postmaster. The first dwelling was built by J. T. Roach in July, and the first business house was erected about the same time by G. W. Seabury & Co., who started a general store."[1]

Pittsburg State University is located inside the city limits and adds substantially to the overall population during school sessions.

The city is the birthplace & childhood home of broadcast journalism pioneer Paul White, legendary news director for CBS in the 1930's & 40's.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable natives
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[edit] Geography

Pittsburg is located at 37°24′37″N, 94°41′59″W (37.410320, -94.699816)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.4 km² (12.5 mi²). 32.2 km² (12.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.48%) is water.

The city has a rich cultural heritage from many European mine workers who settled in and around Pittsburg.And it is the home of Molly. People of Italian heritage are notable. There is even still a bakery operating under an Italian name in the nearby town of Frontenac. The city was founded in 1876, and incorporated in 1880. It is situated in the center of productive coal fields.

Little Balkans Days is a celebration that is unique to Pittsburg. This celebration of the community's European ethnic heritage features games, entertainment, a parade, competitions, and arts and crafts. It is held in conjunction with the Labor Day holiday.

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	624	—
1890	6,697	973.2%
1900	10,112	51.0%
1910	14,755	45.9%
1920	18,052	22.3%
1930	18,145	0.5%
1940	17,571	-3.2%
1950	19,341	10.1%
1960	18,678	-3.4%
1970	20,171	8.0%
1980	18,770	-6.9%
1990	17,775	-5.3%
2000	19,243	8.3%

In 1900, 10,112 people lived in Pittsburg, Kansas; in 1910, 14,755; in 1915, 17,320; in 1920, 18,052; and in 1940, 17,571. As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 19,243 people, 7,980 households, and 4,213 families residing in the city. The population density was 596.8/km² (1,546.2/mi²). There were 8,855 housing units at an average density of 274.6/km² (711.5/mi²). The people are 89.73% White, 3.11% Black/African American, 1.08% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.75% of the population.

There were 7,980 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 24.1% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,221, and the median income for a family was $36,674. Males had a median income of $26,312 versus $20,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,318. About 13.6% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

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