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Littleton, CO Road Trips

Plan drives from Littleton, CO with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

247.8 mi

Grand Junction, CO

Quickest Drive

4h 46m

Grand Junction, CO

Plan Around Littleton, CO

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Littleton, CO by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

45,092

Median Income

$96,611

Median Home Value

$596,700

Median Age

40.2

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Littleton, CO at a Glance

Founded

1890

Elevation

5,351 ft

Area

14 mi²

Notable People from Littleton, CO

A sampling of people born in Littleton, CO.

Ross Lynch

Ross Lynch

1995

American actor and singer

Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin

1934

American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist

Mallory Swanson

Mallory Swanson

1998

American soccer player

Janine Sonis

Janine Sonis

1994

Canadian soccer player

Sheri S. Tepper

1929–2016

American science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016)

Riker Lynch

Riker Lynch

1991

American singer and actor

Molly Burnett

Molly Burnett

1988

American actress

Rydel Funk (Lynch)

Rydel Funk (Lynch)

1993

American pop singer and actress

Cody Longo

1988–2023

American actor, musician and producer (1988–2023)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Littleton, CO.

Town Hall Arts Center

Town Hall Arts Center

theater in Littleton, Colorado

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q953583), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Littleton, CO

Littleton is a city of about 45,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of Arapahoe County and also extending into adjacent Arapahoe and Douglas counties, the city lies south of Denver along the South Platte River. A former farming community, Littleton is now a residential suburb of Denver.

1 Chatfield State Park, 11500 N Roxborough Park Rd, ☏ +1 303 791-7275. 2 Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W Main St, ☏ +1 303-794-2787. Box office and art gallery: M-F 10AM-5PM. (updated Oct 2021)

Some of the main roads to access Littleton North/South are S Santa Fe Dr (US-85), S Wadsworth Blvd, and S Broadway. Littleton East/West is accessed by CO-470, W Mineral Ave, W Littleton Blvd, and E Belleview Ave. Using the RTD (Regional Transportation District), Littleton can be accessed by light rail via 2 stations. These stations are Littleton/Downtown Station, and Littleton/Mineral Station. Both stations are on the C Line (To Denver's Union Station), and the D Line (Through Downtown Denver to 30th & Downing Station).

Travel tips adapted from Littleton (Colorado) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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