Midwest

Pittsburg

Crawford County, KS

Population

20,610

Walk Score

79 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$825

Median home value

$97,000

Founded

1876

Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States, located in southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 20,646. It is the home of Pittsburg State University.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Fourth and Broadway Historic District · listed 2016
  • Whitesitt-Shirk Historic District · listed 2002

Notable landmarks

  • Besse Hotel · listed 2008
  • Carver Social League · listed 2024
  • Colonial Fox Theatre · listed 2008
  • Frisco Freight Depot · listed 2017
  • Hotel Stilwell · listed 1980
  • Pittsburg Foundry & Machine Company · listed 2022
  • Pittsburg Public Library · listed 1977
  • Washington Grade School · listed 2008

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