Littleton is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Buchanan County

Buchanan County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 20,958 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,968 housing units, of which 8,161 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

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, United States

United States

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, northwest of Independence

Independence, Iowa

Independence is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,966 in the 2010 census, a decline from 6,014 in the 2000 census...

. Littleton lies in section 9 of Perry Township. The town had 250 persons in 1960, the latest year for which a census

Census

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 is available.

History

Littleton was platted in 1855 by Moses Little and Chatham was platted by Dr. Robert W. Wright. Chatham was in section 10 of Perry Township with Littleton just on the other side in section 9. The post office changed names from Chatham to Littleton in the 1880s. This area is generally referred to today as Littleton. Though Littleton had a booming beginning, the community never incorporated, remaining forever a small town on a side road between Independence and Jesup

Jesup, Iowa

Jesup is a city in Black Hawk and Buchanan Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,212 at the 2000 census.The Black Hawk County portion of Jesup is part of the Waterloo–Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

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External links

• Littleton and Chatham, Iowa