Littleton is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Littleton had a population of 559. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Littleton was named after William Little, a state senator at the time of founding. In 1882, Littleton College for women was founded with an initial enrollment of eleven students. The college became relatively successful with a peak enrollment of 285 in 1908. On January 22, 1919, the college was destroyed by fire, and without an endowment, it was never rebuilt.
Person's Ordinary and St. Alban's Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Originally Littleton was divided between the counties of Warren and Halifax, but on July 1, 1974, an election was made to make Littleton only to be a part of Halifax County.
Little Manor and the Dr. Charles and Susan Skinner House and Outbuildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
As of the census as well as the Roanoke Valley Veterans Museum
Notable people
- Henry H. Falkener, One of four charter faculty members of NC A&T's State University founding in 1891 United States Senate from North Carolina 19th district, Littleton, Warren County, North Carolina the session of 1889
- Willis Alston, United States Congressman from North Carolina
- Ella Baker, Civil Rights leader, SNCC founder
- William H. Hicks, member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1976
- P. B. Young, founder of the Norfolk Journal and Guide