Troy, Alabama
Troy, Alabama | |
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![]() Location in Pike County and the state of Alabama | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 31°48′7″N 85°58′2″W / 31.80194°N 85.96722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Pike |
Area | |
• Total | 26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2) |
• Land | 26.2 sq mi (68 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 541 ft (165 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 13,935 |
• Density | 529.8/sq mi (204.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 36079, 36081, 36082 |
Area code(s) | 334 |
FIPS code | 01-76920 |
GNIS feature ID | 0153725 |
Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13,935. A new census estimate documented in the July 18, 2008, edition of the Dothan Eagle newspaper, lists Troy's population as 14,482. The city is the county seat of Pike County[1]. It is home to Troy University (formerly Troy State University).
Notable residents[change | change source]
- Pine Top Smith- boogie woogie pianist.
- Brian Meadows - Major League Baseball player.
- Bobby Jon Drinkard - contestant on Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Guatemala and We Are Marshall.
- Hank Williams Jr - country singer.
- John Lewis (politician) - American Civil Rights leader and United States congressman.
- John Rhodes - (American Senior Pastor Of Messenger Worship Centre A Pentecostal Church of God In Fenton, Missouri
- Patricia Barnes - Founder of Sister Schubert's bakery
- Larry Hicks - Retired Marine who performed daring underwater rescue that saved the life of well-known NASCAR team owner, Jack Roush.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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