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It was founded on May 20 , 1876 and named after and in honor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Franklin Playter is credited with being the city's founder, establishing a government from its earlier incarnation as a Coal Mining camp in the 1870s. Pittsburg is the home to Pittsburg State University . It is also home to two high schools, Pittsburg High School and St. Mary's-Colgan High School . GEOGRAPHY Pittsburg is located at (37.410320, -94.699816). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 32.4 Km&2 (12.5 Mi&2 ). 32.2 km&2 (12.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.48%) is water. HERITAGE The city has a rich cultural heritage from many Eastern European mine workers who settled in and around Pittsburg and Southeastern Kansas. There is a bakery operating under an Italian name (Pallucca's) in the nearby town of Frontenac. The city was founded in 1876 , and incorporated in 1880 . It is situated in the center of productive Coal Field s. Little Balkans Days is a celebration that is unique to Pittsburg. This celebration of the community's European ethnic heritage features games, entertainment, a parade, competitions, and arts and crafts. It is held in conjunction with the Labor Day holiday. The city is the birthplace & childhood home of Broadcast Journalism pioneer Paul White , legendary news director for CBS in the 1930s and 1940s. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 19,243 people, 7,980 households, and 4,213 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 596.8/km&2 (1,546.2/mi&2). There were 8,855 housing units at an average density of 274.6/km&2 (711.5/mi&2). The people are 89.73% White , 3.11% Black/African American , 1.08% Native American , 1.94% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 1.90% from Other Races , and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.75% of the population. 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. About 13.6% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. NOTABLE NATIVES
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