TROY, OHIO

'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
Troy was one of the cities impacted by severe flooding in the Great Dayton Flood of 1913.

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Geography

Demographics

Education

Miscellaneous

References

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Geography

Troy is located at (40.041621, -84.208627).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.3 km² (9.8 mi²). 25.1 km² (9.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.72%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,999 people, 8,920 households, and 5,887 families residing in the city. The population density was 875.7/km² (2,267.8/mi²). There were 9,497 housing units at an average density of 378.0/km² (979.0/mi²). 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.

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.

Education

School	Type	Grades	Founded
Troy High School An A some school	Public	9th-12th	1852
Troy Junior High School An A some school	Public	7th 8th	1972
Troy Christian= An A some school	Private	K-12th	1980
Van Cleve Elementary An A some school	Public	6th	1914
Concord Elementary An A some school	Public	K-5th	1955
Cookson Elementary	Public	K-5th	1963
Forest Elementary	Public	K-5th	1949
Heywood Elementary	Public	K-5th	1931
Hook Elementary	Public	K-5th	1919
Kyle Elementary	Public	K-5th	1950
St. Patrick School	Private	K-6th

★ Official Site

Miscellaneous

★ 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. Bar Codes - The History of Bar Code

★ NASA astronaut Nancy Jane Currie considers Troy, OH to be her hometown. Astronaut Bio: Nancy J. Currie (2/2006)

★ 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.

★ There is already construction of three new restaurants in Troy: Chipotle Mexican Grill, Panera Bread, and The Caroline (which is replacing the old Taggart's building.)

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