Editing Troy, Illinois

{{For|the village in Troy Township, Will County|Shorewood, Illinois}}
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'''Troy''' is a city in [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison County]], [[Illinois]], United States. The population was 10,960 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 9,888 in 2010.

Troy is part of the [[St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Its [[Troy, Missouri|namesake]] in [[Lincoln County, Missouri]], is also part of this MSA, making it (along with the two O'Fallons in [[O'Fallon, Illinois|Illinois]] and [[O'Fallon, Missouri|Missouri]]) one of the few pairs of like-named municipalities to be part of the same MSA.

==History==
Troy was [[plat]]ted in 1819.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ox84AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA560 | title=Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912 | publisher=The Lewis Publishing Co. | author=Norton, William T. | year=1913 | pages=560}}</ref> It was incorporated as a town on February 18, 1857, and as a city in 1892.<ref>{{cite book | title=Troy, Illinois History and Families 1803-2002 | publisher= Paducah:Turner | page=10}}</ref>

==Geography==
Troy is located in south-central Madison County at {{coord|38|43|45|N|89|53|30|W|type:city}} (38.729236, -89.891733).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the west by [[Maryville, Illinois|Maryville]] and to the northwest by [[Glen Carbon, Illinois|Glen Carbon]].

Interstates [[Interstate 55|55]] and [[Interstate 70|70]] pass through the west side of Troy, with access from exits 17 and 18. The highways together lead southwest {{convert|20|mi}} to [[St. Louis]], while diverging just north of Troy: I-55 leads north {{convert|75|mi}} to [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], the state capital, while I-70 leads east {{Convert|50|mi}} to [[Vandalia, Illinois|Vandalia]]. [[U.S. Route 40]] passes through the south side of Troy, joining I-55 and I-70 at the western edge of the city and leading east {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Highland, Illinois|Highland]]. [[Illinois Route 162]] passes through the center of Troy as Center Street, Market Street, and Edwardsville Road, leading east {{Convert|2.5|mi}} to US 40 and west {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the north part of Maryville.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Troy has a total area of {{convert|5.67|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 0.92%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Most of the city drains eastward into tributaries of Silver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the [[Kaskaskia River]]. The westernmost part of the city drains to Canteen Creek, which flows southwest to the [[Mississippi River]] valley at [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 648
|1890= 826
|1900= 1080
|1910= 1447
|1920= 1312
|1930= 1122
|1940= 1154
|1950= 1260
|1960= 1778
|1970= 2144
|1980= 3772
|1990= 6046
|2000= 8524
|2010= 9888
|2020= 10960
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 8,524 people in 3,100 households, including 2,356 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,037.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,201 housing units at an average density of {{convert|765.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 95.48% White, 1.48% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.38% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 3,100 households 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.5% of households were one person and 6.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.16.

The age distribution was 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median household income was $53,720 and the median family income  was $59,643. Males had a median income of $41,705 versus $27,542 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,174. About 2.1% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
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* [[Paul Simon (politician)|Paul Simon]], US senator; lived in Troy and was the youngest editor of the town's newspaper (''Troy Tribune'')
* [[Jesse L. Simpson]], Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court; born in Troy
* [[Bob Turley]], Cy Young Award-winning pitcher for the [[History of the St. Louis Browns|St. Louis Browns]], [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|Los Angeles Angels]], and [[Boston Red Sox]]; born in Troy

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.troyil.us}}
*[http://www.triadunit2.org/ Triad Community Schools Unit District #2]
*[http://www.troylibrary.org/ Tri-Township Public Library]
*[http://www.troycoc.com Troy Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Cities in Madison County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1819]]
[[Category:1819 establishments in Illinois]]