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Littlestown
Adams County, Pennsylvania
ZipCodes
17340
Motto
Where Industry and Agriculture Meet
Page Contents for Littlestown, Pennsylvania
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Community events.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Statistics & Facts
The Pennsylvania state capital is Harrisburg.
The population of Littlestown is approximately 3,500 (2000), 4434 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 1,265 (1990), 1799 (2010).
The amount of land area in Littlestown is 4.059 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Littlestown to Washington DC is 58 miles.
The distance to the Pennsylvania state capital is 38 miles. (as the crow flies)
Littlestown is positioned 39.74 degrees north of the equator and 77.08 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Location
in southern Pennsylvania, 10 miles south of Gettysburg and the Maryland border. It is about 38 miles from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capitol, about 42 miles from Baltimore, MD, about 58 miles from Washington, D.C.
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Weather
seasonal. Here is a current weather page for Littlestown.
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History & History Related Items
Littlestown is the oldest town in Adams County. It was laid out in 1765. It was known as Kleina Stedtle, Littles Town, Petersburg, and finally as "Littlestown." The founder is Peter Kline. Kline is German for Little in English. Peter Klein had been granted a patent in 1760 for 311 acres which he systematically arranged into the original 48 lots.
This good history page has many links to historical information.
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The incorporation of Littlestown
February 23, 1864 (borough)Attractions
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Information On Just About Everything In Littlestown, History, Discussion Boards Community And Civic Links at Littlestown.net
Littlestown Online has information and many links about Littlestown Borough and surrounding areas.
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Littlestown City Government
Littlestown Borough46 East King Street
Littlestown, PA 17340
Phone: 717-359-5101
Fax: 717-359-8441
Littlestown Chamber
Chamber of Commerce95 Keystone Street
P.O. Box 384
Littlestown, PA 17340
Phone: (717) 359-7006
Littlestown Community Events
A Calendar of Events for Littlestown.Littlestown Organizations
Chamber of Commerce95 Keystone Street
P.O. Box 384
Littlestown, PA 17340
Phone: (717) 359-7006
Littlestown Libraries
Littlestown LibraryPhone: 717-359-0446
Littlestown Schools
Littlestown Area School District162 Newark Street
Littlestown, PA 17340
Phone: (717) 359-4146
Serving the Union and Germany townships, the borough of Littlestown and ortions of Mt. Joy and Mt. Pleasant Townships and Bonneauville borough.
Littlestown Senior High School
200 East Myrtle Street
Littlestown, PA 17340
Phone: (717) 359-4146 Littlestown
Miscellany
Citizens of this community are known as Littonians
The population of Littlestown was:
1990 - 2,974
2000 - 3,500
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