LITTLETON
Littleton is the county seat for Arapahoe County, which has a population of over 445,000 and covers much of the vibrant South Metro Denver area. The city is known for its three blocks of beautifully restored turn-of-the-century downtown buildings, such as the Town Hall Arts Center and the Littleton Historical Museum – the 14 acre site of two living history farms that reflect the lifestyles of Colorado’s early day settlers. Its school district has one of the lowest dropout rates in the state, and seventy-five percent of its high school graduates go onto college. With a high regard for education, it was the citizens of Littleton who initiated formation of Arapahoe Community College (which now has eight campuses) in 1966. Similarly, it was a citizens committee that saved the first log schoolhouse, built in 1864 at a cost of $65, which is the oldest surviving school in the state.
The city also maintains twenty-six neighborhood parks, two golf courses, a two-rink enclosed ice arena, two indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and a multi-purpose recreation center. Additionally, there are over thirty miles of bike trails through residential neighborhoods, plus almost twenty miles of biking or walking trails along the Highline Canal.
Although Littleton is a “bedroom” community, it still provides almost 25,000 jobs in its many major commercial areas. Major employers include Lockheed Martin, Metrum Information Storage Corporation, Norgren, and Qwest Communications.
