Pittsburg, Kansas

**Pittsburg** is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. 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.

## Geography

Pittsburg is at . The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water. Pittsburg is in the Ozark Highlands region. That region is a mix of prairie and forests.

It is  west of Springfield, Missouri,  south of Kansas City, Missouri, and  northeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

### 2020 census

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.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census 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.

## Media

The _Pittsburg Morning Sun_ is the main newspaper in Pittsburg. It is published five days per week. In addition, Pittsburg State University publishes a weekly student newspaper, the _Collegio_.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Pittsburg
- Pittsburg - Directory of Public Officials
- Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce
- Schools
- USD 250, local school district
- Historical
- Maps
- Pittsburg City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Pittsburg, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Downtown pittsburg ks.jpg
- **image caption**: Aerial view of downtown Pittsburg (2017)
- **image map**: Crawford_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Pittsburg_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Crawford Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Crawford County, Kansas, Crawford
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1876
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1880
- **named for**: Pittsburgh*
- **government type**: Commission/Manager
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader title1**: City Manager
- **area total sq mi**: 13.17
- **area land sq mi**: 13.08
- **area water sq mi**: 0.10
- **area total km2**: 34.12
- **area land km2**: 33.87
- **area water km2**: 0.25
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 925
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 20646
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66762
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-56025
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485643