Editing Troy, Michigan (section)

==History==
The earliest recorded purchases of land in what was known as Troy Township occurred in 1819. A couple of years later, a settlement known as Troy Corners was established due to [[Johnson Niles]] buying 160 acres in the region. The area is currently the north-central area of Troy. In 1827 Troy Township was established. In 1955, Troy was officially incorporated primarily as a strategy for preventing border cities from taking more land. This also helped to establish more robust city services for Troy residents, whose numbers increased rapidly during this time due to Detroiters fleeing the city for the surrounding suburbs.

It was named after [[Troy, New York]] and the ancient city of [[Troy]] as many of the early settlers, as in much of Michigan, originated from New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.troyhistoricvillage.org/october-30-why-name-a-city-troy/|title=Why Name a City Troy? |publisher=TroyHistoricVillage|date=October 30, 2015}}</ref>