Troy, Kansas

Troy is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Doniphan County. In 2020, 964 people lived there. History Troy was platted in 1855. It was named after the ancient city of Troy. The first house in Troy was built in 1856, and the first store opened in 1857. Troy was incorporated as a city in 1860. The first post office in Troy was created in March 1857. Geography Troy is at 39°47′17″N 95°05′27″W (39.788099, -95.090840). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.98 square miles (2.54 km2). Of that, 0.97 square miles (2.51 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. People Troy is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census The 2020 census says that there were 964 people, 412 households, and 246 families living in Troy. Of the households, 66.7% owned their home and 33.3% rented their home. The median age was 40.4 years. Of the people, 94.2% were White, 0.6% were Black, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Native American, 0.6% were from some other race, and 4.0% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the people. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 1,010 people, 421 households, and 275 families living in Troy. 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 Other websites City City of Troy Troy - Directory of Public Officials Schools USD 429 Archived 2021-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, local school district Photos Tall Oak Indian Monument Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, KansasPhotoTour.com Troy - Kansas Historical Marker, Kansas Heritage.org Maps Troy City Map Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT