Littig, Texas facts for kids
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Travis |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1340003 |
Littig is a small community in eastern Travis County, Texas, United States. It's an unincorporated community, which means it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it's part of the larger county. In 2000, about 37 people lived there. Littig is also part of the bigger Greater Austin area.
The Story of Littig
Littig is known for being one of Texas's oldest communities founded by Black people. The town started in 1883 on land given by Jackson Morrow, who was a former slave.
The community was named after A. B. Littig. He was a general agent for the Houston and Texas Central Railway and helped survey the land for the town.
In 1887, a church was built on land donated by J. W. Bitting. A post office opened in 1889, with Thomas B. Fowler as the first postmaster.
By 1900, Littig had grown to 168 people. It had a general store, two cotton gins (machines that separate cotton fibers), and three churches.
However, the community started to shrink in the 1930s. The population dropped from about 150 people in 1936 to just 35 by the 1940s. The Littig post office closed in 1954, and people started getting their mail from Elgin.
Even in the 1980s, maps showed Littig as a small village with a church and a few houses. From the late 1960s to 2000, the population stayed around 37 people.
Where is Littig?
Littig is located in eastern Travis County, Texas. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of U.S. Highway 290. It's also about 18 miles (29 km) northeast of the city of Austin. The community is situated along the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The land around Littig has a special kind of soil called blackland prairie soil. This soil is very good for growing crops like cotton and maize (corn). A creek, which is an important part of the local water system, flows near the Southern Pacific railway tracks. There are many wooden bridges over this creek near Littig. The Littig Cemetery is also located nearby.
Schools in Littig
Education has been important in Littig for a long time. In 1887, J.W. Bitting gave land for a school to be built.
By 1907, the Littig Common School District had four schools. Three of these were one-teacher schools for 185 Black students. One was a one-teacher school for 33 White students. In 1952, the Manda school district joined with the Littig schools.
Today, students in Littig attend schools in the Manor Independent School District. The schools that serve the community include Presidential Meadows Elementary School, Manor Middle School, and Manor High School.
A Notable Person from Littig
A famous person from Littig is Beatrice Morrow Cannady. She was born in Littig and became a very important civil rights activist.
