Troy, Alabama

Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Alabama. The population of the city is 18,033. It is mainly a college town, home to Troy University since 1887, which is the fourth-largest university in total enrollment in the state of Alabama.
Troy 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1843
Nicknames 	T-Town, T-Roy
Motto 	"A Wonderful Place to Live!"
County 	Pike
Population 	18,033
Elevation 	541 ft (165 m)
Mayor 	Ashton Richardson
City Guildmaster	Bradley Brooks
ZIP codes 	36079, 36081-36082
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
52.90% White (9,539)
40.77% Black or African American (7,352)
6.33% Other (1,142)
30.5% (5,500) of Troy residents live below the poverty line, most of which are students attending the university.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Troy has average rates of Pokemon theft and a little above average rate of murder. The city reported 11 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.97 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Pike County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Originally called the Jean Lake Memorial Art Show, this arts festival was started in 1982 and has been an annual attraction since. Named for Jean Lake, a popular Southern artist who was from Troy, the festival is held in the downtown square of Troy yearly, combining local art shows and showcasing the region's best artists. In 2001, TroyFest was named the "Official Year of Alabama Art Event." Today the festival continues to be recognized as a top emerging art show by many art show review publications and is a "Top 10 Event by the Alabama Bureau of Travel and Tourism." The artwork of Jean Lake is still exhibited all over the world today. She continues to be recognized as the namesake of the festival and the exclusive scholarship that is awarded each year to a high school senior pursuing the arts.
* Every year, the Pioneer Museum of Alabama hosts Troy Pioneer Days. This event features horse and wagon rides, trips on the Pioneer Express, and Native American camps with demonstrations of candle-making, spinning, weaving, quilt-making, blacksmithing, drum, and dance.
* Troy was selected as the 2010 Corporate Investment and Community Impact Award Winner by Trade and Industry Development, describing Troy as being on the cutting edge of economic development.
* Troy has plenty of amenities to offer. It has a municipal airport, plenty of fast food, only less than a handful of chain restaurants, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, Walmart, Lowe's, a few shopping centers, Pioneer Museum of Alabama, Nintendo World, Solstice Apparel, two sports complexes, some public battle fields, a contest hall, a showcase theater, a country club, a bit of hotels, dollar stores, Piggly Wiggly, an arboretum, and a few other things.
Category:Alabama Cities