Littleton, Colorado | |
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Location of the City of Littleton in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 39°36′25″N 105°0′39″W / 39.60694°N 105.01083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties[2] | Arapahoe County Douglas County Jefferson County |
City[1] | Littleton |
Settled | 1862 |
Incorporated | March 13, 1890[4] |
Named for | Richard Little |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager government |
• Mayor | Kyle Schlachter [5] |
Area | |
• Total | 35.63 km2 (13.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 32.69 km2 (12.62 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 45,652 [3] |
• Density | 1,281.92/km2 (3,320.15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes[8] | 80120-80130, 80160-80163 (PO Boxes), 80165, 80166 |
Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
FIPS code | 08-45255 |
GNIS feature ID | 2410845[7] |
Highways | US 85, SH 75, SH 88, SH 470 |
Website | littletonco.gov/ |
Littleton is a home rule municipality city located in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.[10][11] The city population was 45,652 at the 2020 United States Census, ranking as the 20th most populous municipality in Colorado.