City of Littleton, Colorado
Littleton Town Hall, built 1920. Jacques Benedict, architect
Location in Arapahoe County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°35′59″N 105°0′39″W / 39.59972, -105.01083
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]
Area
- Total	13. Jules Jacques Benois Benedict (1879-1948 was one of the most prominent architects in Colorado history whose works include a number of well-known landmarks and buildings Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
- Land	13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi (35 km²)
- Water	0. 4 sq mi (1. 1 km²)
Elevation [3]	5,351 ft (1,631 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	40,340
- Density	2,902. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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

The City of Littleton is a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, and Douglas County in the U.S. state of Colorado. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A post office box (often abbreviated PO Box or PO Box) is a uniquely-addressable lockable box located on the premises of a Post office station A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The State highway system in the US State of Colorado is comprised of State Highways (typically abbreviated SH) U US Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1479 miles (2380 km in the Midwestern United States. State Highway 470 ( C-470, SH 470) is the southwestern portion of the Denver Metro area's beltway See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Douglas County is the eighth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County^[5] and the 17th most populous city in the State of Colorado. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Arapahoe County is the third most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The population was 40,340 at the 2000 census.

Littleton became widely known in 1999 when the Columbine High School massacre occurred at nearby Columbine High School, which some in the news media reported as being located in the city. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday April 20 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County, Columbine High School is a Secondary school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado. The school is actually in unincorporated Jefferson County, yet in a ZIP code associated primarily with Littleton (see Neighboring Communities. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Jefferson County (ˈdʒɛfərsən ˈkaʊnti is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS . . below). The school is one of the schools of the Jefferson County school system and not one of the Littleton Public Schools. Littleton Public Schools is a School district in Littleton, Colorado which serves several communities south of central Denver in the Denver metropolitan

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. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB is an organization of blind people in the United States. The Denver Theological Seminary is also in Littleton.

Intelligent Vehicle Safety Technologies' "Desert Tortoise," a competitor in the DARPA Grand Challenge, is based in Littleton. The DARPA Grand Challenge is a prize competition for Driverless cars sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA the most prominent research

The city is also the site of the grave of Alferd Packer, one of the only three people ever imprisoned in the United States for cannibalism. Alfred G "Alferd" Packer (January 21 1842 – April 23 1907 was an American prospector who was convicted of Cannibalism First tried for The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cannibalism (from Spanish es ''caníbal'' in connection with cannibalism among the Antillean Caribs, also called anthropophagy (from Greek ἄνθρωπος

Littleton is the home town of famed Hispanic business men, brothers, Sam J. Chavez, Jr. and Lloyd G. Chavez, Sr.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Points of interest 5 Sister Cities 6 Neighboring communities in Littleton ZIP codes 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Geography

Littleton is located at 39°35′59″N, 105°0′39″W (39. 599691, -105. 010929)^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 9 square miles (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²), of which, 13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 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. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States In the US state of Colorado, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Colorado Springs and Denver. Since July 2000, it has been served by the Regional Transportation District's light rail system. The Regional Transportation District, or RTD was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems.

Demographics

Section source: Census^[7]

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 40,340 people, 17,313 households, and 10,387 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,984. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8 people per square mile (1,152. 0/km²). There were 18,084 housing units at an average density of 1,338. 0/sq mi (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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells 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. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 5. 1% of those age 65 or over.

In the film 'Bowling For Columbine', it is said that Littleton was the inspiration for 'South Park' in the animated series of the same name.

Education

• Littleton Public Schools
• Arapahoe Community College

Points of interest

• Hudson Gardens
• Town Hall Arts Center, providing professional theater to the surrounding metro area. Littleton Public Schools is a School district in Littleton, Colorado which serves several communities south of central Denver in the Denver metropolitan Arapahoe Community College founded in 1965 is a Community college located in Littleton Colorado The Hudson Gardens 30 acres (121000 m² are non-profit Botanical gardens located along the bank of the South Platte River, at 6115 South Santa Fe Drive in Littleton Starting out Designed by prominent Colorado architect Jacques Benedict and built in 1920 as a new center for civic activities the building contained city offices
• Littleton Historical Museum [1]

Sister Cities

• Bega, New South Wales, Australia

Neighboring communities in Littleton ZIP codes

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. Bega is a town in the south-east of New South Wales, Australia in Bega Valley Shire. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Thus the following unincorporated communities have "Littleton addresses":

• Acres Green, Colorado
• Carriage Club, Colorado
• Columbine, Colorado
• Heritage Hills, Colorado
• Highlands Ranch, Colorado
• Ken Caryl, Colorado
• Roxborough Park, Colorado

See also

• Colorado municipalities
• Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
• Front Range Urban Corridor

References

External links

• City of Littleton website
  • CDOT map of the City of Littleton

• Littleton, Colorado is at coordinates 39°35′59″N 105°00′39″W / 39.599691, -105.010929 (Littleton, Colorado)Coordinates: 39°35′59″N 105°00′39″W / 39.599691, -105.010929 (Littleton, Colorado)

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