Littleton, Colorado
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The City of Littleton is a home rule municipality located in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the State of Colorado. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 40,396.[1] Littleton is the 17th most populous city in the State of Colorado. It is the county seat of Arapahoe County, and portions of the city extend into Jefferson County and Douglas County.GR6
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 school is actually in unincorporated Jefferson County, yet in a ZIP code associated primarily with Littleton. The school is one of the schools of the Jefferson County school system and not one of the Littleton Public Schools.
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 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 city is also the site of the grave of Alferd Packer, one of the only two people ever imprisoned in the United States for cannibalism.
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[edit] Resident of Notoriety
Joseph S. Bigley - Resident of Littleton CO and Owner of J. Bigley Trucking Inc. - In the early morning hours of January 1, 1980, Joseph Bigley shot and killed Frederick Burns,36, of Skaneateles, NY with a 20 gauge shotgun in Syracuse NY. Bigley plead guilty of second degree Manslaughter in front of Onondaga County Court Judge P.J.Cunningham on September 19, 1980, and was sentenced, on January 9, 1981, to one year in the county penitentiary with Cunningham's full knowledge that the sentence was illegal and would not withstand appeal. Upon the County Prosecutor's appeal of the lenient sentence to the New York State Appellate Division, Judge Cunningham released Bigley from jail and re-sentenced him on April 19, 1980 to five years probabtion, thereby making the appeal of sentence moot. Bigley served less than five months in jail for his crime. Much controversy swirled from the judge's actions and rumors abounded concerning Bigley's alleged connections with the Irish Mob in New York City, and of judicial bribery. None of the allegations, or rumors, were proven, but nevertheless they remain fodder for speculation to this day.
[edit] Geography
Littleton is located at (39.599691, -105.010929)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.1 km² (13.9 mi²). 35.0 km² (13.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (2.95%) is water.
Littleton is a suburb south of Denver, on the west side of I-25. Since July 2000, it has been served by the Regional Transportation District's light rail system.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 40,340 people, 17,313 households, and 10,387 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,152.0/km² (2,984.8/mi²). There were 18,084 housing units at an average density of 516.4/km² (1,338.0/mi²). 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, 9.2% 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. 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 7.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Points of interest
- Hudson Gardens
- Town Hall Arts Center
- Downtown Littleton
- Highline Canal
[edit] Sister Cities
[edit] Education
The city of Littleton is served by Littleton Public Schools.
Littleton is known for the shooting at Columbine High School, yet Columbine is not in the city of Littleton and is not a part of Littleton Public Schools. Columbine High School is a part of Jefferson County Public Schools.
[edit] References
- ^ Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Colorado (CSV). 2005 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division (June 21, 2006). Retrieved on November 16, 2006.
[edit] External links
- City of Littleton (official website)
- Town Hall Arts Center Providing professional theatre to the surrounding metro area.
- Maps and aerial photos
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