Troy, Kansas

Troy is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[6] It is also the county seat of Doniphan County. In 2010, 1,010 people lived there.[7]

Troy, Kansas
City and County seat
Troy business district with brick street (2006)
Location within Doniphan County and Kansas
KDOT map of Doniphan County (legend)
Coordinates: 39°47′17″N 95°5′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDoniphan
Founded1855
Incorporated1860
Area
[1]
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total1,010
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
970
 • Density1,000/sq mi (390/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66087
Area code785
FIPS code20-71575[4]
GNIS ID0473041[5]
Websitetroykansas.com

History
Doniphan County Courthouse (2006)

Troy was platted in 1855.[8] It was named after the ancient city of Troy.[9] The first house in Troy was built in 1856, and the first store opened in 1857. Troy was incorporated as a city in 1860.[10] The first post office in Troy was created in March 1857.[11]

Geography

Troy is at 39°47′17″N 95°05′27″W (39.788099, -95.090840).[12] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2). Of that, 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1860131—
1870639387.8%
18806948.6%
18907305.2%
19007502.7%
191094025.3%
19201,0137.8%
19301,0422.9%
19401,0490.7%
1950977−6.9%
19601,0517.6%
19701,047−0.4%
19801,24018.4%
19901,073−13.5%
20001,054−1.8%
20101,010−4.2%
2016 (est.)970[3]−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 1,010 people, 421 households, and 275 families living in Troy.[2]

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. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  7. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  8. 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.
  9. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 177.
  10. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 821.
  11. "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)
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  13. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 21, 2014.

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