Tellico Village, Tennessee
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tellico Village is an unincorporated planned community, and census-designated place on the western shore of Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Knoxville. Its population was 5,791 as of the 2010 census and [4] and 7,311 at the 2020 census. Tellico Village is the second largest area by population in Loudon County behind Lenoir City.
Tellico Village, Tennessee | |
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| Tellico Village | |
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 Location of Tellico Village within Loudon County, Tennessee | |
 Tellico Village, Tennessee Location within the state of Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′0″N 84°15′36″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Loudon |
| Established | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Homeowner association |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.10 sq mi (26.16 km2) |
| • Land | 7.46 sq mi (19.31 km2) |
| • Water | 2.65 sq mi (6.85 km2) |
| Elevation | 892 ft (272 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,311 |
| • Density | 980.55/sq mi (378.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37774 and 37885 |
| Area code(s) | 865 and 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-73270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584594[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Tellico Village is a planned retirement community. Governmental functions are managed by the Tellico Village Property Owners Association.[5]
Demographics
History
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Perspective
The origins of Tellico Village date back to the late 1960s with the plan known as Timberlake,[7] a planned city that would have been located along the shores of the Tellico Reservoir in Loudon, Blount, and Monroe counties, and the communities of Tellico Village, Greenback, and Vonore.[8] The city, would have been able to support a population base of roughly 30,000 residents, and provide employment opportunities with commercial and industrial developments.
Tellico Village was created along the shores of Tellico Lake, which was formed due to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) damming the Little Tennessee River at its confluence with the Tennessee River. Tellico Dam was completed in November 1979 after a long battle, which involved the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and a fish called the snail darter. As part of the project, the TVA acquired additional land above the high water line of the reservoir (Tellico Lake), much of it taken by eminent domain. Part of this additional land was later sold to Cooper Communities, Inc., which established Tellico Village in 1986.
Amenities
The community has three golf courses and a yacht and country club. The names of the golf courses, like the names of the streets and neighborhoods (each neighborhood within Tellico Village has its own name) are derived from American Indian words and names, mostly Cherokee. These include Toqua, meaning "fish," and Tanasi, which was the name of a town that was the capital of the Cherokee Nation between 1721 and 1730. "Tanasi" is also the word from which the name "Tennessee" was derived.[9]
Postal Service
The postal addresses for the community are Loudon (37774) and Vonore (37885), Tennessee.
Tellico Village did have a branch post office through a More Than Mail! store but the store's Postal service contract was terminated in November 2013. It operated for 15 years.[10]
Another Contract Postal Unit (CPU) branch has since opened in Tellico Village inside Sloans Hardware.[11]
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