Little Elm, Texas | |
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 A shot of some of the city's communities, along with the Little Elm High School and a local church. | |
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| Motto: "Town With A Lake Attitude"[1] | |
 Location of Little Elm in Denton County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°9′50″N 96°55′49″W / 33.16389°N 96.93028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Denton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.09 sq mi (57.22 km2) |
| • Land | 17.99 sq mi (46.60 km2) |
| • Water | 4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2) |
| Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46,453 |
• Estimate (2022) | 55,357 |
| • Density | 2,102.89/sq mi (811.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75068 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-43012[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410843[3] |
| Website | www |
Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is an extended suburb of Denton; its population was 46,453 as of the 2020 census.[5] In 2000, the census population was at 3,646. By the 2010 census, the city total had jumped to 25,898,[6] making Little Elm one of the fastest-growing municipalities by percentage in Texas since 2000. The July 1, 2022 census estimates Little Elm's population as 55,357.
- ^ "Little Elm Saw Its Population Skyrocket After Investing In Lake Living". KERA News. June 17, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Elm, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Little Elm city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Little Elm city, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2012.