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  (39.788099, -95.090840). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  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

## Other websites

- City
- City of Troy
- Troy - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 429, local school district
- Photos
- Tall Oak Indian Monument , KansasPhotoTour.com
- Troy - Kansas Historical Marker, Kansas Heritage.org
- Maps
- Troy City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Troy, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Troy Kansas.jpg
- **image caption**: Troy business district with brick street (2006)
- **image map**: Doniphan_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Troy_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Doniphan Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Doniphan County, Kansas, Doniphan
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1855
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1860
- **named for**: Troy
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.98
- **area land sq mi**: 0.97
- **area water sq mi**: 0.01
- **area total km2**: 2.54
- **area land km2**: 2.52
- **area water km2**: 0.02
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1089
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 964
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66087
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 785, 785
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-71575
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2397063