Troy

Troy, Ohio
—  City  —
Aerial view of Troy
Location of Troy, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°2′30″N 84°12′31″W / 40.04167°N 84.20861°W / 40.04167; -84.20861
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Miami
Government
- Mayor	Michael L. Beamish
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 [1]	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	39-77588[2]
GNIS feature ID	1049252[1]
Website	http://www.troyohio.gov/

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^[3] and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Troy was one of the cities impacted by severe flooding in the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. ^[4]

Geography

Troy is located at 40°2′30″N 84°12′31″W / 40.04167°N 84.20861°W / 40.04167; -84.20861 (40.041621, -84.208627)^[5].

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^[2] 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

Government

The Troy City Police Department is located at 124 E. Main Street. The force has 43 officers and 6 civilian employees. The department is separated into 3 divisions Patrol, Detective and Administration, with Charles Phelps as current Police Chief. The department moved to its current location in 1995.

Education

• Official Site

Sports

In addition to Troy High School athletics, Troy is home to the Miami Valley Silverbacks indoor football team of the Continental Indoor Football League as well as the Troy Bruins of the United Junior Hockey League. Both franchises play at Troy's historic Hobart Arena.

Miscellaneous

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (October 2007)

• 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. ^[6]
• NASA astronaut Nancy Jane Currie considers Troy, OH to be her hometown. ^[7]
• Musician Micah Carli of the band Hawthorne Heights went to school at Troy High School (Troy, Ohio).^[8]
• Kris Dielman, left guard for the San Diego Chargers, graduated from Troy High School in 1999. Dielman helped lead Troy High School to a ranking of 18th in the nation. He attended Indiana University before joining the San Diego Chargers.
• Troy has been nominated as Tree City, USA for the past 10 years..
• Miss May I, a deathcore band signed to Rise Records, hails from Troy.

References

External links

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

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