Profile for Townsend, Tennessee, TN

Local festivals include:

• Fall Festival & Old Timers' Day - Sept. 28-29, 2007
• Heritage Festival - Sept. 28-29, 2007
• ChistyFest - June 21-24, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hedgewood Gardens

Historic sites and museums: Little River Railroad & Lumber Company Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Townsend

Cemeteries (28)

Communities (2)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Townsend demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Blount County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Knoxville area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 37882 ZIP code.

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• Blount County Chamber of Commerce
• Townsend tourism

18% of Townsend residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Townsend ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Townsend
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• Genealogy page (TN GenWeb) for Blount County
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Post a query on a message board:

• Blount County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - TN data
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• Townsend business guide
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• Courts in Tennessee
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Townsend was $21,647, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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25% of Townsend residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Townsend festival dates:

• Fall Festival & Old Timers' Day - Sept. 28-29, 2007
• Heritage Festival - Sept. 28-29, 2007
• ChistyFest - June 21-24, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Townsend festival web sites:

• ChistyFest

• ePodunk festival listings
• Tennessee county fairs
• Tennessee festivals (Tennessee tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Townsend

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Blount County genealogy forum

Median rent in Townsend, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $513.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $918.

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Libraries in Townsend include Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Blount County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Townsend political report.

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The average commute time for Townsend workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Townsend include Best Western Valley View Lodge, Comfort Inn Parkside.

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