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Welcome to Pittsburg County ...

Time Zone: Pittsburg County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of McAlester is the Seat for Pittsburg County.

Pittsburg County was founded in 1907.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pittsburg had a population of 43,654 people. This is a decrease of 4.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 45,795 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pittsburg represented 1.22% of the total population of Oklahoma.

Below are some of the communities located in Pittsburg County:

  • Alderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
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  • Ashland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Canadian
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
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  • Carlton Landing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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  • Crowder
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
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  • Haileyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartshorne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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    • Kiowa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
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    • Krebs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
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    • McAlester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
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    • Pittsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
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    • Savanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County (OK)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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