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Population (year 2000): 3,947. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,131 (+4.7% change)
Males: 1,875 (47.5%), Females: 2,072 (52.5%)
Adams County
Zip code:
17340
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $36,678 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,000 (year 2000)
Races in Littlestown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Black (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (39.8%), Irish (12.0%),
United States (8.8%), English (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.5%),
Italian (4.2%).
Elevation: 635 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Littlestown
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Littlestown borough
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 60.0%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 6.9%
2.1% Foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe, 0.4% Africa, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,015 (+34.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Littlestown:
- HANOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HANOVER,
PA)
- GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA)
- CARROLL COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Littlestown:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 44
miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 50 miles;
BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Littlestown:
- HANOVER (about 6 miles; HANOVER, PA; ID: 6W6)
- CARROLL COUNTY REGIONAL/JACK B POAGE FIELD (about 12
miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; ID: DMW)
- SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY (about 13 miles; GETTYSBURG,
PA; ID: P98)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Littlestown:
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
FREDERICK, MD; FT enrollment: 2,407)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
Public high school in Littlestown:
- LITTLESTOWN SHS (Students: 767; Grades: 09 -
12)
Private high schools in Littlestown:
- LITTLESTOWN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 246;
Location: 2075 FISH & GAME ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- SHEKINAH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 30;
Location: 385 SELL STATION ROAD; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Littlestown:
- ROLLING ACRES EL SCH (Students: 822; Grades:
KG - 04)
- MAPLE AVENUE MS (Students: 789; Grades: 05 -
08)
- ALLOWAY CREEK INTRMD SCH (Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Littlestown:
- HANOVER MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 52;
Location: 760 LINE RD; Grades: 1 - 9)
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