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Littleton, New Hampshire

Littleton, New Hampshire
Town
Littleton Courthouse and Post Office
Littleton Courthouse and Post Office
Official seal of Littleton, New Hampshire
Seal
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°18′22″N 71°46′12″W / 44.30611°N 71.77000°W / 44.30611; -71.77000Coordinates: 44°18′22″N 71°46′12″W / 44.30611°N 71.77000°W / 44.30611; -71.77000
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Grafton
Incorporated 1784
Government
 • Board of Selectmen Milton T. Bratz, Chair
Schuyler W. Sweet
Edward A. Hennessey
 • Town Manager Andrew Dorsett
Area
 • Total 54.1 sq mi (140.1 km2)
 • Land 50.1 sq mi (129.8 km2)
 • Water 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2)  7.41%
Elevation 820 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,928
 • Density 118/sq mi (45.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 03561
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-42580
GNIS feature ID 0873649
Website www.townoflittleton.org

Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,928 at the 2010 census. Situated at the edge of the White Mountains, Littleton is bounded on the northwest by the Connecticut River.

The primary settlement in town, where 4,412 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Littleton census-designated place (CDP), and is centered on the intersection of U.S. Route 302 with New Hampshire Route 116, along the Ammonoosuc River.

Called Chiswick (Saxon for "Cheese Farm") in 1764, the area was settled in 1769. The town was part of Lisbon until 1770, when it was granted as Apthorp in honor of George Apthorp, head of one of the wealthiest mercantile establishments in Boston, Massachusetts. The land was later passed to the Apthorp family's associates from Newburyport, Massachusetts, headed by Colonel Moses Little. Colonel Little held the post of Surveyor of the King's Woods, and the town was named in his honor when it was incorporated in 1784, the same year New Hampshire became a state.

Located along the banks of the Ammonoosuc River is the Littleton Grist Mill. The historic mill first opened in 1798, and has been fully restored to its original appearance. Between 1867 and 1909, the local Kilburn Brothers factory published photographs, stereoviews, and sold stereoscopes, double-picture viewers popular in the Victorian age.


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