Little Britain, Pennsylvania

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Little Britain, Pennsylvania
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Little Britain
Coordinates: 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]
  Total1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
  Land1.45 sq mi (3.75 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
460 ft (140 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total406
  Density280.19/sq mi (108.17/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 42-43828
GNIS feature ID1179481

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]

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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
CensusPop.Note
2020 406
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 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.