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Littleton Community

 Littleton, located on the southern edge of the Denver metropolis, covers about 13.5 square miles of beautiful Colorado, Rocky Mountain Real Estate at 39.59° north of the equator and 105.01°  west of the prime meridian at an elevation at the courthouse steps of 5,389 feet above sea level.

Littleton is part of the Denver, Colorado metro area.

Littleton has grown steadily and flourished as a community in many areas.

Littleton Culture

The nationally accredited Littleton Historical Museum attracts 100,000 visitors each year. The Littleton Historical Museum features living history interpreters and has been approved by Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to join the prestigious Smithsonian Affiliates Program.

Hudson Gardens is an experience of peace and tranquility and home to sixteen uniquely themed, open-air gardens that one can walking through that is rarely found anywhere else.

Littleton Education

Littleton's homeowners are well educated, with 43% having earned their college degrees and 10.2% with advanced degrees.

Littleton's Education Institutions

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton Academy Of Hair Design
Hair Dynamics Education Center II
The Travel Trade School Inc

Littleton's Libraries

Arapahoe Library District
Edwin A. Bemis Public Library

Littleton Employment

The median household income in Littleton is about $51,000.

Finance & Economies	Littleton, CO
Cost of Living  Littleton's cost of living where 100 = the national average	98
Sales Tax Rate total sales tax in Littleton	7%
State Income Taxes  Littleton's state income taxes based on $50,000 income, married, two kids	$1,389
Local Income Taxes local income taxes in Littleton, based on $50,000 income, married, two kids	$0
Job Growth Percentage of change in employment for 1998 for Littleton	0.048
Unemployment Rate Littleton's % of unemployed in 1998	2.6
Median Family Income median family income in Littleton	$43,656

Littleton History

The first white settlers came to the area where Littleton stands today in the late 1850´s looking for gold and by farmers homesteading the real estate of fertile land along the South Platte River.

Richard Little, an engineer from New Hampshire who was one of these settlers, came to the area in 1861, looked at the area several miles south of Denver and filed a home stake and other land claims. He then brought his wife, Angeline, in 1862 who had been ill and benefited from the dry climate. They filed a plat in 1872 form their property into the village of Littleton.

Littleton became the temporary county seat of Arapahoe County in 1902 when it was divided into the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Washington and Yuma. In 1904, the town of Littleton became the permanent county seat in a bid against the town of Englewood.

Littleton, incorporated on March 8, 1890 when the population was only 245 people. Littleton adopted it's charter on July 28, 1959 and had it's Downtown area placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Littleton Housing

Littleton's population of 43,580 only pay 6.662 mills in property tax, or an estimated $2.5 million annually or about $57 per capita per year, which has not increased since 1991.

Littleton Real Estate	Littleton, CO
Home Purchase Cost average cost of 2,000 sq ft home in Littleton	$258,000
Property Tax average annual property tax in Littleton for a 2,000 sq ft home	$2,837
Electricity Cost  in Littleton's monthly electricity cost for a 2,000 sq ft home	$53

Littleton Lifestyle

Littleton Nature

Littleton's 668 acre South Platte Park, one of the largest suburban parks in the country, offers residents an opportunity to enjoy nature in the midst of their home environment.

Littleton News

1. Todd Michael English - Montrose Daily Press

   Jan. 22, 1964 - July 10, 2008 PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Todd Michael English, 44, of Pittsburgh, Pa., formerly of Columbus, Ohio and Montrose, Colo., died suddenly of heart failure on July 10, 2008.

   
   
2. Activities and information from across Northern Colorado - Denver Catholic Register

   Please submit events 10 days prior to the desired publication date. Mail, fax, or e-mail: Denver Catholic Register, Bulletin Board, 1300 S. Steele St., Denver, CO 80210; fax 303-715-2045; ...

   
   
3. Tributes for July 15 - Greeley Tribune

   Wally Marcuson Dec. 10, 1924-July 11, 2008 Age: 83 Residence: Greeley Tribute: Wally Stanton Marcuson was born in Oberlin, Kan., to Walfred and Selma Marcuson.

   
   
4. Tributes for July 18 - Virtual Greality

   Tribute: Charlotte Hunter Corbin was born in Kansas City, Mo., to Warren and Flora Christner.

   
   
5. Tributes - Greeley Tribune

   Tribute: Charlotte Hunter Corbin was born in Kansas City, Mo., to Warren and Flora Christner.

   
   
6. Milestones of Flight: 6/17 - Cut and Paste Aviation

   Obviously this has been outlawed on planes for years, so a flight attendant went back to ask her to put it out.

   
   

Littleton Recreation

Littleton homeowners enjoy picnicking and fishing at Kettering Lake and Park. Chatfield Recreation Area, just a few miles to the south, is a great place for summer recreational activities. Roxborough State Park, one of the most dramatic and beautiful parks in Colorado, is a tranquil setting of spectacular red-rocks and scenic trails that make for excellent cross-country skiing in winter and fantastic hiking in warmer weather with it's abundance of wildlife viewing opportunities and spectacular rock formations.

Littleton Transportation

RTD's Southwest Light Rail has two stops in Littleton, one downtown and one at the intersection of Mineral & Santa Fe.

Littleton Weather

Littleton's average high temperature is 65°F and average low temperature is 36°F. Littleton property owners enjoy over 256 days of sunshine on the average each year and the rainfall is usually around 15.51" annually with an average annual snowfall of 59.5"

Littleton's average winter high temperature is 42.1° and low is 15.3°. Summertime temperatures average 85.4° for the high and 57.3° for the low.
The Annual average precipitation 16.4 inches