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Littlerock, California

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Antelope Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 93543. The Survey maps it on the Littlerock quadrangle. 1,535 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,890 feet above sea level.

Littlerock within Los Angeles County

Then and now

1930 to 1982

The same ground, surveyed 52 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Littlerock, surveyed 1982
Topographic sheet of Littlerock, surveyed 1930

Population over time

2 figures

Littlerock grew from 1,377 to 1,535 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,377
20201,535+158 (+11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

375 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 375 fires within 5 miles of Littlerock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 524 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 71 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined177
Arson/incendiarism71
Natural41
Misuse of fire by a minor21
Smoking18
Equipment and vehicle use17
Recreation and ceremony16
Debris and open burning10
Fireworks2
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAngeles National ForestFISHERMAN
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
5 September 2019Natural2.2 acresAngeles National ForestALIMONY
5 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresLos Angeles County Fire Departmentnot named
4 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
4 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreCalifornia Department of Forestry & Fire Protectionnot named
3 September 2017Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAngeles National ForestROCK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Los Angeles County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Littlerock: 12 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Boulder ClaimLimestone, General, DolomiteOccurrence
Nickel Greenstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Palm Development CoCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrenceMalachite
Palm Development Co.Copper, Gold, SilverProspect
CrystalaireCopperProspect
Antelope Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Antelope Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Arrow Rock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Irwindale PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
John F Ferry Rock ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Los Angeles County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Four Points2.9 miles31
Pearblossom4.0 miles20
Pearland4.1 miles31
Antelope Center4.1 miles20
Longview5.0 miles35
Juniper Hills5.9 miles34
Alpine6.6 miles30
Harold6.9 miles30

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on LittlerockAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2268250The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660929. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.