Troy, Ohio

Troy, Ohio
Location of Troy, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°2′30″N 84°12′31″W / 40.04167, -84.20861
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Miami
Area
- Total	9.8 sq mi (25.3 km²)
- Land	9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation GR3	827 ft (252 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	21,999
- Density	2,267.8/sq mi (875.6/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	45373-45374
Area code(s)	937
FIPS code	39-77588GR2
GNIS feature ID	1049252GR3

Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21,999 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Miami County^GR6 Troy was one of the cities impacted by severe flooding in the Great Dayton Flood of 1913.

Geography

Troy is located at 40°2′30″N, 84°12′31″W (40.041621, -84.208627)^GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.3 km²), of which, 9.7 square miles (25.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.72%) is water.

Miami County courthouse.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 21,999 people, 8,920 households, and 5,887 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,267.8 people per square mile (875.7/km²). There were 9,497 housing units at an average density of 979.0/sq mi (378.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.55% White, 4.78% Black, 0.21% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 8,920 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

Post office.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $39,531, and the median income for a family was $46,889. Males had a median income of $35,819 versus $25,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,892. About 6.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Troy's downtown includes a traffic circle.

Education

• Official Site

Miscellaneous

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• Troy is home to the famous Strawberry Festival which takes place in early June.
• Home of the Guinness World Record for the largest strawberry shortcake.
• Troy High School has a legendary rivalry with Piqua High School in Piqua, OH, just north of Troy.
• Troy is the home of The Hobart Corporation and Hobart Brothers Corporation.
• Troy is home to the Marsh Supermarket which used the first barcode scanner in June, 1974. ^[1]
• NASA astronaut Nancy Jane Currie considers Troy, OH to be her hometown. ^[2]
• Musician Micah Carli of the band Hawthorne Heights went to school at Troy High School (Troy, Ohio) and worked at the local UDF.
• In 2006 Troy hosted the first annual Troy Classic bicycle criterium.
• Currently under construction are four new restaurants in Troy: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread, Coldstone Creamery and The Caroline (which is replacing the former Taggart's, Public Square SE.)
• Troy, Ohio has the best academic program in the entire United States of America and leads the High School Football record in all-time badassness

References

Cited references and notes

External links

• Troy, Ohio is at coordinates 40°02′30″N 84°12′31″W / 40.041621, -84.208627Coordinates: 40°02′30″N 84°12′31″W / 40.041621, -84.208627

•  • e Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Ohio
County seat: Troy
Cities	Clayton | Huber Heights | Piqua | Tipp City | Troy | Union
Villages	Bradford | Casstown | Covington | Fletcher | Laura | Ludlow Falls | Pleasant Hill | Potsdam | West Milton
Townships	Bethel | Brown | Concord | Elizabeth | Lost Creek | Monroe | Newberry | Newton | Spring Creek | Staunton | Union | Washington
Other localities	Brandt | Conover | Phoneton | West Charleston