Troy, Kansas
Troy, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
 Troy business district with brick street (2006) | |
 Location within Doniphan County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′05″N 95°05′37″W / 39.78472°N 95.09361°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Doniphan |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Incorporated | 1860 |
| Named for | Troy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 964 |
| • Density | 980/sq mi (380/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66087 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-71575 |
| GNIS ID | 2397063[1] |
| Website | troykansas.com |
Troy is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[4] It is also the county seat of Doniphan County. In 2020, 964 people lived there.[3]
History
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Troy was platted in 1855.[5] It was named after the ancient city of Troy.[6] The first house in Troy was built in 1856, and the first store opened in 1857. Troy was incorporated as a city in 1860.[7] The first post office in Troy was created in March 1857.[8]
Geography
[change | change source]Troy is at 39°47′17″N 95°05′27″W / 39.788099°N 95.090840°W (39.788099, -95.090840).[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2). Of that, 0.97 square miles (2.51 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[2]
People
[change | change source]| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 131 | — | |
| 1870 | 639 | 387.8% | |
| 1880 | 694 | 8.6% | |
| 1890 | 730 | 5.2% | |
| 1900 | 750 | 2.7% | |
| 1910 | 940 | 25.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,013 | 7.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,042 | 2.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,049 | 0.7% | |
| 1950 | 977 | −6.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,051 | 7.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,047 | −0.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,240 | 18.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,073 | −13.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,054 | −1.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,010 | −4.2% | |
| 2020 | 964 | −4.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census
[change | change source]The 2020 census says that there were 964 people, 412 households, and 246 families living in Troy. Of the households, 66.7% owned their home and 33.3% rented their home.
The median age was 40.4 years. Of the people, 94.2% were White, 0.6% were Black, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Native American, 0.6% were from some other race, and 4.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the people.[3][10]
2010 census
[change | change source]The 2010 census says that there were 1,010 people, 421 households, and 275 families living in Troy.[11]
Famous people
[change | change source]- Chloe Gartner, American novelist.
- Charles "Buffalo" Jones, American frontiersman, farmer, rancher, hunter, and conservationist who cofounded Garden City, Kansas.
- Charles Evans Whittaker, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1957 to 1962
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Troy, Kansas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 479.
- ↑ Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 177.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 821.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
Other websites
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- City
- Schools
- USD 429, local school district
- Photos
- Tall Oak Indian Monument, KansasPhotoTour.com
- Troy - Kansas Historical Marker, Kansas Heritage.org
- Maps
- Troy City Map, KDOT
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