| City of Littleton, Colorado | |
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| — City — | |
| Littleton Town Hall, built 1920. Jacques Benedict, architect | |
| Location in Arapahoe County and the state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | State of Colorado |
| Counties | Arapahoe County Seat[1] Jefferson County Douglas County |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1890[2] |
| Named for | Richard Little |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Doug Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.9 sq mi (36.1 km2) |
| • Land | 13.5 sq mi (35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 5,351 ft (1,631 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 41,737 |
| • Density | 2,902.2/sq mi (1,117.5/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes[4] | 80120-80130, 80160-80163 (PO Boxes), 80165, 80166 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-45255 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0169446 |
| Highways | US 85, SH 75, SH 88, SH 470 |
| Website | City of Littleton |
Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties[5] in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County[6] and the 20th most populous city in the state of Colorado. The population was 41,737 at the 2010 census.
The city of Littleton's history dates back to the 1859 Pike's Peak Gold Rush, which brought not only gold seekers, but merchants and farmers to the community. Richard Sullivan Little was an engineer from New Hampshire that made his way out west to work on irrigation systems. Little quickly fell in love with the area that is present day Littleton and brought his wife Angeline out from the East in 1862. The Littles, along with many neighbors, built the Rough and Ready Flour Mill in 1867, which provided a solid economic base in the community. By 1890, the community had grown to 245 people and the residents voted to incorporate the Town of Littleton.[7]
The Colorado Center for the Blind, a skills training program for blind teenagers and adults operated by the National Federation of the Blind, is located in Littleton. Denver Seminary is also in Littleton.
Intelligent Vehicle Safety Technologies' "Desert Tortoise," a competitor in the DARPA Grand Challenge, is based in Littleton.
The city is also the site of the grave of Alferd Packer, an American prospector and the only convicted cannibal in the United States.
Littleton is also considered by many to be the location of the Columbine High School Massacre at Columbine High School in 1999, though the location of the school is somewhat unclear on account of the unincorporated nature of Jefferson County.
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Littleton is located at (39.599691, -105.010929)[8].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36.1 km²), of which, 13.5 square miles (35.0 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (2.95%) is water.
Littleton is a suburb south of Denver, on the west side of I-25. Since July 2000, it has been served by the Regional Transportation District's light rail system.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 738 |
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| 1910 | 1,373 | 86.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,635 | 19.1% | |
| 1930 | 2,019 | 23.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,244 | 11.1% | |
| 1950 | 3,378 | 50.5% | |
| 1960 | 13,670 | 304.7% | |
| 1970 | 26,466 | 93.6% | |
| 1980 | 26,631 | 0.6% | |
| 1990 | 33,685 | 26.5% | |
| 2000 | 40,340 | 19.8% | |
| 2010 | 41,737 | 3.5% | |
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As of the census[9] of 2000 there were 40,340 people; 17,313 households; and 10,387 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,984.8 people per square mile (1,152.0/km²). There were 18,084 housing units at an average density of 1,338.0 per square mile (516.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.77% White, 1.16% African American, 0.73% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.67% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.45% of the population.
There were 17,313 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,583, and the median income for a family was $64,671. Males had a median income of $43,698 versus $33,377 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,681. About 3.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Matt Stone attended Heritage High School in Littleton, and a few aspects of South Park are loosely based on the city as a result. Ross Lynch from television sitcom Austin & Ally was born here, and stars as Austin Moon, the main role.
The Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood has a Littleton mailing address, but is not in proximity to Littleton.[10] It is in unincorporated Jefferson County.[11]
Western Welcome Week
Since the late 1920s, Littleton has celebrated Western Welcome Week - an annual community celebration in the greater Littleton area. Western Welcome Week started in the late 1920s, and has been held every year since. Western Welcome Week includes over 40 events benefiting dozens of local civic and charitable organizations. Western Welcome Week
Western Welcome week is kicked off by the Carousel of Music In 2011, it included performances by the Colorado Honor Band, the Denver Concert Band. and the Littleton Chorale
Candlelight Walk
The candlelight Walk is a Littleton tradition, featuring a magical evening of holiday festivities, culminating in the illumination of the trees on Main Street and ending with a performance by the Littleton Chorale at the stage at the west end of Main Street
The place name "Littleton" is assigned to eleven ZIP codes which cover a vast area west, east and south of the city that is much larger than the city itself. Thus the following unincorporated communities have "Littleton addresses":
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