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Population (year 2000): 19,243. Estimated
population in July 2005: 19,214 (-0.2% change)
Males: 9,331 (48.5%), Females: 9,912 (51.5%)
Crawford County
Zip code:
66762
Median resident age: 28.1 years
Median household income: $24,221 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,200 (year 2000)
Races in Pittsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Black (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (21.4%), Irish (12.1%),
English (10.1%), United States (9.4%), Italian (5.5%), French
(4.6%).
Elevation: 944 feet
Land area: 12.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pittsburg
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pittsburg city
- Never married: 39.3%
- Now married: 41.1%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.0%
4.7% Foreign born (2.3% Asia, 1.8% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,223 (+6.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Pittsburg:
- MT CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER (1102 E CENTENNIAL)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pittsburg:
- HOSPITAL DISTRICT 1 CRAWFORD COUNTY (about 13 miles;
GIRARD, KS)
- ST JOHNS MAUDE NORTON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 21 miles;
COLUMBUS, KS)
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 29
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pittsburg:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 24 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 84 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 92 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pittsburg:
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 2 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
- FORT SCOTT MUNI (about 27 miles; FORT SCOTT, KS; ID:
FSK)
- LAMAR MUNI (about 29 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
College/University in Pittsburg:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 5,566; Location: 1701 S BROADWAY; Public;
Website: www.pittstate.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Pittsburg:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 102 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
Public high school in Pittsburg:
- PITTSBURG HIGH (Students: 782; Location: 1978
EAST 4TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Pittsburg:
- ST MARYS COLGAN HS (Students: 236; Location:
P O BOX 266/212 E 9TH ST; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pittsburg:
- PITTSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 564;
Location: 14TH & BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GEO E NETTELS ELEM (Students: 363; Location:
2012 SOUTH HOMER; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 348;
Location: 1602 EAST 20TH; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTSIDE ELEM (Students: 265; Location: 430
WEST 5TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKESIDE ELEM (Students: 263; Location: 709
SOUTH COLLEGE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Pittsburg:
- ST MARYS ELEMENTARY (Students: 299; Location:
213 EAST 9TH; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Pittsburg:
- PITTSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$533,109; Location: 308 NORTH WALNUT; 75,489 books;
1,025 audio materials; 1,543 video materials; 219 serial
subscriptions)
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