Littleton, Iowa

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Littleton, Iowa
Unincorporated community
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Location of Littleton, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°32′00″N92°01′25″W / 42.53333°N 92.02361°W / 42.53333; -92.02361
Country United States
State Iowa
County Buchanan
Elevation
[1]
932 ft (284 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID458534 [1]

Littleton is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, northwest of Independence.

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Geography

Littleton lies in sections 9 and 10 of Perry Township. It is at the junction of Littleton Blvd and County Highway D16 (175th Street). [2]

History

Littleton was platted in 1855, by Moses Little, while Chatham was platted by Robert W. Wright. Chatham was in Section 10 of the Perry Township, with Littleton on the other side in Section 9. The Chatham post office was established in 1851, before being switched to the name Littleton in the 1880s.

In 1900, its population was 88. [3]

The population of Littleton was estimated at 100 in 1920. [4] It was 75 in 1940. [5] The town had 250 persons in 1960. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Littleton, Iowa
  2. ↑ "Highway and Transportation Map - Buchanan County, Iowa". IowaDOT.gov. January 1, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  4. ↑ Heilprin, Angelo; Heilprin, Louis (1922). Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World... Lippincott. p. 1042.
  5. ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 304.
  6. ↑ "Iowa". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises. 1961. p. 305.
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