Troy, Kansas
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]
City and County seat | |
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 Location within Doniphan County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′05″N 95°05′37″W / 39.78472°N 95.09361°WCoordinates: 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 | 984/sq mi (379.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66087 |
| FIPS code | 20-71575 |
| GNIS ID | 2397063[1] |
| Website | troykansas.com |
History
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
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
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census
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
The 2010 census says that there were 1,010 people, 421 households, and 275 families living in Troy.[11]
Famous people
- 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
- ↑ 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
- 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