Pittsburg, Kansas

From Free net encyclopedia

Current revision

This article is about the Kansas city. For the Pennsylvania city see Pittsburgh. There are also several other places named Pittsburg.

Pittsburg is a city located in Crawford County, Kansas, 129 miles (208 km) south of Kansas City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,243.

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 mining camp in the 1870's.

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.

Geography

Image:KSMap-doton-Pittsburg.png

Pittsburg is located at 37°24'37" North, 94°41'59" West (37.410320, -94.699816)Template:GR.

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 is water. The total area is 0.48% water.

The city has a rich cultural heritage from many European mine workers who settled in and around Pittsburg. The city was founded in 1876, and incorporated in 1880. It is situated in the centre of productive coal fields.

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

Demographics

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 censusTemplate:GR 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/Negro, 1.08% Native American, 1.94% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. 3.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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. 22.5% of the population and 13.6% of families were below the poverty line. 24.2% of those under the age of 18 and 10.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Notable natives

• P.J. Forbes - former MLB player
• Roy Glenn-Actor
• Vance Randolph-Folklorist
• Bill Russell (baseball)

External links

Template:Geolinks-US-cityscaleio:Pittsburg, Kansas