Editing Troy, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Troy, Tennessee
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = "Nice People Live Here"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://troy.troytn.com/|title= The Town of Troy, Home of Tennessee |publisher= The Town of Troy, Tennessee |accessdate=August 18, 2012}}</ref>

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| image_skyline            = Troy-Westbrook-St-tn.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Westbrook Street
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
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| image_map                = File:Obion County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Troy Highlighted 4775240.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Troy in Obion County, Tennessee.
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<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Deanna Chappell
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1825<ref name=tehc>R.C. Forrester, "[http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=1012 Obion County]," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture''. Retrieved: February 26, 2013.</ref>
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1901<ref>''[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book]'', 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for                = [[Troy|Ancient Troy]]<ref name=capace>Nancy Capace, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=v8KkJq1ZRwYC&dq=troy%2C+tennessee+obion+named+after+ancient+troy&pg=PA225 Encyclopedia of Tennessee]'' (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 225.</ref>

<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='47'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 3.50
| area_land_km2            = 3.50
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.35
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.35
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 1423
| population_density_km2   = 407.04
| population_density_sq_mi = 1054.07

<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m              = 115
| elevation_ft             = 377
| coordinates              = {{coord|36|20|27|N|89|9|24|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 38260
| area_code                = [[Area code 731|731]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 47-75240<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1272918<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1272918}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.troytn.com/|Town website}}
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}}
[[File:Troy Tennessee Historical Marker.jpg|thumb|Historical marker in Troy, Tennessee]]
'''Troy''' is a town in [[Obion County, Tennessee|Obion County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population was 1,423 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]], TN&ndash;[[Kentucky|KY]] [[Union City micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Troy was founded in 1825 as the original county seat of Obion County. Frontiersman [[Davy Crockett]] was in attendance when the town was planted.<ref name=tehc /> The Paducah & Memphis Railroad extended its line from Union City to Trimble in May 1874. The line did not go through the town, but bypassed it to the south.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Poor |first=Henry V |title=Manual of the Railroads for the United States for 1874 |date=1874 |publisher=H.V and H.W. Poor |edition=X |location=New York, NY |pages=408}}</ref> In 1888, the Troy and Tiptonville Railroad started operations. This was a short line that connected the town with the (former Paducah & Memphis Railroad) [[Illinois Central Railroad]] at Moffat on the ICC line.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Poor |first=Henry V |title=Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1895 |date=1895 |publisher=H.V. and H.W. Poor |edition=XVIII |pages=208}}</ref> Troy remained the county seat until 1890, when it was moved to [[Union City, Tennessee|Union City]] following a contentious legal dispute.<ref name=tehc />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Troy has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 177
|1870= 500
|1880= 341
|1890= 394
|1900= 416
|1910= 529
|1920= 516
|1930= 522
|1940= 513
|1950= 593
|1960= 587
|1970= 826
|1980= 1093
|1990= 1047
|2000= 1273
|2010= 1371
|2020= 1423
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Troy racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4775240&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,321
|92.83%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|20
|1.41%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.21%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|47
|3.3%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|32
|2.25%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], there were 1,423 people, 684 households, and 464 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,273 people, 533 households, and 367 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|896.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 576 housing units at an average density of {{convert|405.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 533 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,664, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $20,208 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,255. About 12.5% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Media==
Radio Stations
* [[WENK-WTPR|WENK-AM 1240]] - "The Greatest Hits of All Time"
* [[WWGY (FM)|WWGY 99.3]] - "Today's Best Music with [[Ace & TJ Show|Ace & TJ]] in the Morning"

==Education==
It is in the [[Obion County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47131_obion/DC20SD_C47131.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Obion County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47131_obion/DC20SD_C47131_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==

*[[Herbert L. Wilkerson]], Major general in the Marine Corps and Veteran of [[World War II]], [[Korea]] and [[Vietnam]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Troy, Tennessee}}
* [http://www.troytn.com Official site]

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{{Obion County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Obion County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Union City, Tennessee micropolitan area]]
[[Category:1825 establishments in Tennessee]]