Little Britain, Pennsylvania

Little Britain, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°46′44″N76°06′59″W / 39.77889°N 76.11639°W / 39.77889; -76.11639
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	Little Britain
Area [1]
• Total	1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
• Land	1.45 sq mi (3.75 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	460 ft (140 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	406
• Density	280.19/sq mi (108.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-43828
GNIS feature ID	1179481

Little Britain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 372. ^[3]

Geography

Little Britain is in far southern Lancaster County, in the center of Little Britain Township. Pennsylvania Route 272 (Nottingham Road) passes through the center of the community, leading northwest 23 miles (37 km) to Lancaster, the county seat, and southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Nottingham in Chester County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Little Britain CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which 1.7 acres (6,889 m²), or 0.18%, are water. ^[4] The community drains west to Little Conowingo Creek, a tributary of Conowingo Creek, and south via Reynolds Run to Octoraro Creek. Conowingo and Octoraro creeks are both southwest-flowing tributaries of the Susquehanna River, joining the river in Maryland.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	406		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Little Britain CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
4. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.