Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is in Southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the biggest city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. In 2020, 20,646 people lived there.[3]
The 2020 census says that there were 20,646 people, 8,268 households, and 4,123 families living in Pittsburg. Of the households, 42.3% owned their home and 57.7% rented their home.
The median age was 27.7 years. Of the people, 77.3% were White, 3.7% were Black, 1.8% were Asian, 1.1% were Native American, 0.8% were Pacific Islanders, 5.4% were from some other race, and 10.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.5% of the people.[4][5]
2010 census
The 2010 census[6] says that there were 20,233 people, 8,142 households, and 4,087 families living in Pittsburg.
Government
The Pittsburg government has a mayor and four commissioners. The commission meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm.[7][8]
Media
The Pittsburg Morning Sun is the main newspaper in Pittsburg. It is published five days per week.[9][10] In addition, Pittsburg State University publishes a weekly student newspaper, the Collegio.[11]
