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Pittsburg is located in the geographic center of northeast Texas in the I-30 corridor, on US Highway 271 and SH 11, ten minutes south of I-30 and forty-five miles from I-20.
POPULATION: (2008 Census Bureau)
Pittsburg – 4,667
Camp County – 12, 666
County demographics:
59.6 percent White
17.2 percent Black
21.5 percent Hispanic
CLIMATE
Average temperature: 63 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 46 inches
AGE:
2007 Census Bureau
17 and Under: 27.5%
65 and Older: 15.5%
85 and Older: 2.2%
Median Age: 35.3
INCOME:
Per Capita Income - $29,824
Median Household Income - $37,947
MEDIAN HOME VALUE: $87, 546
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Type of Government: Council/Manager
Annual Budget: $3,807,911
Fire Insurance Class: 0.12 in city/0.50 in county
Fire trucks/pumpers: 7
Full time firemen: 3
Volunteer firemen: 14
Police: 8
Public Library: yes
City Zoning Body: yes
TAX STRUCTURE
PROPERTY TAX RATES:
City of Pittsburg 0.4611 per $100 valuation
Camp County 0.295889 per $100 valuation
Road & Bridge 0.099611
Pittsburg ISD 1.1122 per $100 valuation
College 0.1 per $100 valuation
City of Rocky Mound 0.284025
Sales Tax
State 6.25
City 1.00
County 0.50
Economic Dev 0.50
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
CITY PARKS:
-Fair Park, across from Pittsburg High School, is a 20-acre park, divided in two parts by North Texas Street. Fair Park has five baseball/softball fields, a covered picnic area, playground, two tennis courts, a half court basketball court and a two-acre pond for fishing.
-Julius Moore Park is a lovely neighborhood 6-acre park on the corner of Victory and Garver Streets encompassing 6 acres with a playground, covered picnic area, barbecue grill, basketball court, walking/jogging trail, and a baseball/softball field.
-Pendergrass Park is a small pocket park in historic downtown Pittsburg with benches, shade trees and a gazebo.
COUNTY PARK:
Broach Park, a 69–acre park owned and managed by Camp County, is located on Loop 179, featuring softball, baseball and soccer fields, fishing pond with pier, tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, walking trail, playground, and pavilions with picnic tables.
AREA LAKES:
Lake Bob Sandlin, Monticello Lake, Cypress Springs Lake, Welsh Lake, Lake of the Pines tpwd.state.tx.us
NEWSPAPERS
Newspaper (Local Weekly) Pittsburg Gazette
Newspaper (Daily) Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Longview News Journal, Tyler Telegraph
NEAREST AIRPORTS:
General Aviation:
Mount Pleasant Regional Airport
Mount Pleasant, TX
Distance from Pittsburg – 10 miles
Commercial Aviation:
East Texas Regional Airport
Longview, TX
Distance from Pittsburg – 49 miles
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
Tyler, TX
Distance from Pittsburg – 62 miles
Shreveport Regional Airport
Shreveport, LA
Distance from Pittsburg – 99 miles
Dallas Love Field
Dallas, TX
Distance from Pittsburg – 136 miles
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Irving, TX
Distance from Pittsburg – 148 miles
DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES:
Longview, TX – 40 miles
Tyler, TX – 55 miles
Texarkana, TX – 76 miles
Shreveport, LA – 110 miles
Dallas, TX – 127 miles
Arlington, TX – 148 miles
Fort Worth, TX – 160 miles
Little Rock, AR – 216 miles
Houston, TX – 269 miles
Oklahoma City, OK – 329 miles
Austin, TX – 323 miles
San Antonio, TX – 402 miles
WATER
Supplied by: City
Source: Lake and wells
Capacity 2,937,680 gpd
Average daily consumption 635,581 gpd
Peak consumption 1,600,000 gpd
Storage capacity
Ground 1,000,000 gals
Elevated 586,000 gals
Pressure on mains 60-70 psi
WASTEWATER
Type of treatment plant: Oxidation Ditch
Average daily load: 550,000 gpd
Design capacity: 1,250,000 gpd
In the process of expanding to: 3,000,000 gpd
EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Pittsburg ISD
Central Administration
306 Texas Street
903-856-3628
pittsburgisd.net
PRIVATE SCHOOLS:
Bethel Christian Academy
903-856-6777
bethelchristianacademy.com
Sugar Britches Preschool
903-855-0211
COLLEGES:
Northeast Texas Community College
F2886 Farm Rd 1735
903-434-8100
ntcc.edu
Hanson Sewell Center (branch campus)
237 College St
Pittsburg, TX 75686
903-434-8394
HEALTH FACILITIES
HOSPITAL
East Texas Medical Center-Pittsburg
Highway 271 North
903-946-5000
etmc.org/pittsburg
ETMC Pittsburg’s new campus, which opened in September 2009, is a 25-bed facility. It is a level IV trauma center with two surgical suites, a monitored care unit and a 24-hour Emergency Room. There are 14 physicians on staff. ETMC-Pittsburg is just 20 minutes by ETMC's Air One helicopter to ETMC-Tyler, a level I trauma center.
LABOR MARKET
Counties in commuting distance (35 miles) 7
Total Population 161,000
Labor Force 75,915
Employed 71,325
Employed in manufacturing 9,625
Estimated unemployed and potential workers. 4.590
MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS
Andritz-Ruthner, Inc.
Camp County Service Industries
City of Pittsburg
East Texas Medical Center-Pittsburg
Henderson Manufacturing
Nicko Recycling
Northeast Texas Community College
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
Pittsburg Hot Link Packers
Pittsburg I.S.D
Pittsburg Nursing Center
AEP-SWEPCO
Brookshire’s Food Store
TRANSPORTATION
Highways: Interstate 30, US Highway 271, State Highway 11
Rail
Southern Pacific / Cotten Belt 11 trains per day
Kansas City Southern 4 trains per day
Intermodal Facility & Piggyback Longview
Motor Freight: Central Freight, Yellow Freight, Tex Pac Express,
UPS, Federal Express, Chapman Transfer & Storage
For more information about Pittsburg and Camp County, please visit: pittsburgtexas.com or co.camp.tx.us
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