Little Elm, Texas

Little Elm, Texas
A shot of some of the city's communities, along with the Little Elm High School and a local church.
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 / 33.16389; -96.93028
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDenton
Established1844 (1844)
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager
  City CouncilMayor
Area
  Total
22.09 sq mi (57.22 km2)
  Land17.99 sq mi (46.60 km2)
  Water4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2)
Elevation
515 ft (157 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
46,453
  Estimate 
(2022)
55,357
  Density2,102.89/sq mi (811.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
75068
Area code(s)214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code48-43012
GNIS feature ID2410843
Websitewww.littleelm.org

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.