Loch Lloyd, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Loch Lloyd is a village
in northwestern Cass County
, Missouri
, United States
on the Kansas border in the Kansas City metropolitan area
. It incorporated on 2003-09-03
It received national attention in July 2007 when evangelist Tammy Faye
died at her home there.
The Kansas City Star describes it as "an upscale, gated community" when it reported that police had shot a 7½ foot, 118 pound alligator there in July 2005.
The village is built around a 110 acre (0.4451546 km²) reservoir on Mill Creek (a tributary of the Blue River (Missouri)
) and an 18-hole golf course built in 1990 designed by Donald Sechrest
. It derives its name from the reservoir and real estate developer Harry J. Lloyd
who started out selling trinkets and seasonal gifts in the area via the House of Lloyd brand but branched into the real estate business.
When it incorporated it had a population of 136 The United States census reported it had a population of 368 and 175 housing units in its Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP) Counts Released to Government Units in September 2005. When the village filed the paperwork to incorporate they said they wanted to incorporate as an independent village rather than being annexed by Kansas City or Belton.
The ZIP code
of 64012 is shared with Belton, Missouri
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in northwestern Cass County
Cass County, Missouri
Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 99,478. Its county seat is Harrisonville. The county was organized in 1835 as "Van Buren County", renamed in 1848 after Michigan U.S...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the Kansas border in the Kansas City metropolitan area
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
. It incorporated on 2003-09-03
It received national attention in July 2007 when evangelist Tammy Faye
Tammy Faye
Tamara Faye LaValley Bakker Messner was an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show host, and television personality. She was married to televangelist, and later convicted felon, Jim Bakker . She co-hosted with him on The PTL Club...
died at her home there.
The Kansas City Star describes it as "an upscale, gated community" when it reported that police had shot a 7½ foot, 118 pound alligator there in July 2005.
The village is built around a 110 acre (0.4451546 km²) reservoir on Mill Creek (a tributary of the Blue River (Missouri)
Blue River (Missouri)
The Blue River is a stream that flows through Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The river rises in Johnson County near the border of the states of Kansas and Missouri...
) and an 18-hole golf course built in 1990 designed by Donald Sechrest
Donald Sechrest
Donald Ray Sechrest was an American designer of more than 90 golf courses mostly in the Midwest.Sechrest was born in St. Joseph, Missouri where he attended Christian Brothers High School. He graduated in 1956 from Oklahoma State University where he played on the varsity golf team...
. It derives its name from the reservoir and real estate developer Harry J. Lloyd
Harry J. Lloyd
Harry J. Lloyd was an American businessman and real estate developer. He was best known as the President and CEO of House of Lloyd Inc.-Early life:...
who started out selling trinkets and seasonal gifts in the area via the House of Lloyd brand but branched into the real estate business.
When it incorporated it had a population of 136 The United States census reported it had a population of 368 and 175 housing units in its Geographically Updated Population Certification Program (GUPCP) Counts Released to Government Units in September 2005. When the village filed the paperwork to incorporate they said they wanted to incorporate as an independent village rather than being annexed by Kansas City or Belton.
The ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 64012 is shared with Belton, Missouri
Belton, Missouri
Belton is a city in Cass County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 21,730.-Geography:Belton is at ....
.