Littleton City Limits Map

The boundaries of Littleton's city limits, like many cities, are irregular and don't always follow landmarks such as paved streets. Below is map of the Littleton city boundaries.

Littleton Demographics
Updated October 2006

Incorporated:	March 8, 1890
Charter adopted:	July 28, 1959
Population:	41,519
Area:	13.83 square miles
Median household income:	$50,583
Earned college degrees:	27 percent
Achieved advanced degrees:	13 pecent
Average household size:	2.27
Elevation at the courthouse steps:	5,389 feet above sea level
Miles of streets:	Approximately 155
Miles of bikeways and trails:	Approximately 35
Source: Denver Regional Council of Governments and 2000 Census

• Littleton has a council/manager form of government with seven council members, three serving at-large and four representing legislative districts.
• The mayor and mayor pro tem are elected by council to two-year terms.
• The city manager, city attorney and municipal judges are appointed by council.
• The city manager is the chief administrative officer presiding over 11 departments.
• The Public Services department maintains 151 miles of streets, snow removal, traffic control, engineering, inspection and plan review, beautification, and sewer and storm drainage utilities.
• The Littleton Main Street Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
• The nationally accredited Littleton Historical Museum features living history interpreters and attracts 100,000 visitors each year. It is the only museum in Colorado that is a Smithsonian Affiliate.
• Littleton's 659-acre South Platte Park is one of the largest suburban parks in the U.S.
• RTD's Southwest Light Rail has two stops in Littleton: downtown, and at Mineral Avenue and Santa Fe.
• Littleton has an internationally recognized economic development program which focuses on helping new and established Littleton businesses succeed. The Business/Industry Affairs department offers numerous services including demographics, business research, start-up information, custom mapping, marketing assistance and focus groups. The majority of services are free to any City of Littleton business.
• Littleton Housing Authority provides single family homes and apartments for people in need of assistance, and maintains the following senior living facilities: Amity Plaza, Bradley House, Geneva Village and the Libby Bortz Assisted Living Center for frail elderly.
• Citizen Response and Council Outreach - approximately 700 citizens attended city council's monthly breakfasts and citizen forums in 2005. Since 1992, these events have been well-received by the public, and are a unique opportunity to speak informally with city council and staff, and learn about upcoming and ongoing city projects.

Special Programs in Littleton

Omnibus and Shopping Cart senior transportation • Noise control • Curb, gutter and sidewalk replacement program • Pea Patches • Senior refunds • Support for community events such as Western Welcome Week and the Candlelight Walk • Town Hall Arts Center, city owned but privately operated, provides unique performing arts experiences for all ages.

Some interesting $$$ figures

• Littleton's general operating fund revenue for 2005 was $42,059,223. Taxes made up 61 percent of revenues for the general operating fund ($25.8 million), 23 percent from intergovernmental, and the remainder came from licenses and permits, fines, services and miscellaneous.
• About $21.8 million of the tax revenue comes from the three percent tax on retail sales, motor vehicles and the use tax. Prior to 2004, a one percent grocery tax generated about $600,000 in annual revenue. A referendum to repeal the tax was approved by voters in 2003. The tax will decrease to one-half percent in 2004 and will be eliminated in 2005.
• Littleton citizens pay only 6.662 mills in property tax, or an estimated $3.3 million annually. This translates to about $79 per capita per year. The mill levy has not increased since 1991.

For more information on the demographic trends of Littleton, contact the Business/Industy Affairs department at 303-795-3749 or email Jo Anne Ricca in the Business/Industry Affairs department.