Littleton, New Hampshire Littleton, New Hampshire Official seal of Littleton, New Hampshire Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 5,928 at the 2010 census. Situated at the edge of the White Mountains, Littleton is bounded on the northwest by the Connecticut River.
The major settlement in town, where 4,412 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Littleton census-designated place (CDP), and is centered on the intersection of U.S.
Route 302 with New Hampshire Route 116, along the Ammonoosuc River.
Colonel Little held the post of Surveyor of the King's Woods, and the town was titled in his honor when it was incorporated in 1784, the same year New Hampshire became a state. Located along the banks of the Ammonoosuc River is the Littleton Grist Mill.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 54.1 square miles (140.1 km2), of which 50.1 square miles (129.8 km2) is territory and 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2) is water, comprising 7.41% of the town. The chief village of Littleton, a census-designated place, has a total region of 8.6 square miles (22 km2), of which 0.12% is water.
Littleton is drained by the Ammonoosuc River.
The highest point in the town is the summit of Towns Mountain, at 2,203 feet (671 m) above sea level.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,928 citizens , 2,673 homeholds, and 1,596 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% some other race, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,673 homeholds, out of which 26.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were headed by married couples living together, 11.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families.
33.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals, and 13.5% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,412 citizens , 2,013 homeholds, and 1,154 families residing in the chief village, or census-designated place, of Littleton.
There were 2,013 homeholds, out of which 27.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were headed by married couples living together, 13.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families.
35.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals, and 14.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The center of Littleton is accessible from three exits of Interstate 93, and a fourth exit serves the end of town near the Vermont border.
United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Littleton town, New Hampshire".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Littleton town, Grafton County, New Hampshire".
Enumeration Bureau, American Factfinder.
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Littleton town, Grafton County, New Hampshire".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Littleton CDP, New Hampshire".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Littleton CDP, New Hampshire".
"Pollyanna of Littleton, New Hampshire".
Littleton Coin Company Littleton Farmers Market Wikimedia Commons has media related to Littleton, New Hampshire.
Wikisource has the text of the 1905 New International Encyclopedia article Littleton.
Town of Littleton official website Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Municipalities and communities of Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States Alexandria Ashland Bath Benton Bethlehem Bridgewater Bristol Campton Canaan Dorchester Easton Ellsworth Enfield Franconia Grafton Groton Hanover Haverhill Hebron Holderness Landaff Lincoln Lisbon Littleton Lyman Lyme Monroe Orange Orford Piermont Plymouth Rumney Sugar Hill Thornton Warren Waterville Valley Wentworth Woodstock
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Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire - Populated places established in 1769 - Towns in New Hampshire - Littleton, New Hampshire - 1769 establishments in New Hampshire
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