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 | |
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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 | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Doniphan |
Founded | 1855 |
Incorporated | 1860 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
• Land | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,010 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 970 |
• Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 66087 |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-71575[4] |
GNIS ID | 0473041[5] |
Website | troykansas.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 | |||
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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% | |
2016 (est.) | 970 | [3] | −4.0% |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] |
Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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
- "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- 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.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved August 21, 2014.
Other websites

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- 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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