Little Elm, Texas
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" | |
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 |
| Established | 1844 |
| 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 | 2,102.6/sq mi (811.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75068 |
| Area codes | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-43012 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410843 |
| 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. In 2000, the census population was at 3,646. By the 2010 census, the city total had jumped to 25,898, 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.