Troy, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸 Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Troy is the most populous city in the county and the 13th most-populous municipality in the state. Troy is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, located about sixteen miles (25.7 km) north-west of downtown Detroit. Troy was organized as a township in 1827, and sections of the township incorporated much later into the cities of Birmingham, Clawson, and Royal Oak. The remainder of the township incorporated as the present-day city of Troy in 1955. Troy has office centres and the Somerset Collection mall.

History The earliest recorded purchases of land in what was known as Troy Township occurred in 1819. A couple of years later a settlement known as Troy Corners was established due to Johnson Niles buying 160 acres in the region. The area is currently the north-central area of Troy. In 1827 Troy Township was established. In 1955, Troy was officially incorporated primarily as a strategy for preventing border cities from taking more land. This also helped to establish more robust city services for Troy residents, whose numbers increased rapidly during this time due to Detroiters fleeing the City for the surrounding suburbs.

It was named after Troy, New York, and the ancient city of Troy, as many of the early settlers, as in much of Michigan, originated from New York.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.64 square miles (87.13 km²), of which 33.47 square miles (86.69 km²) is land and 0.17 square miles (0.44 km²) (0.51%) is water.

Demographics According to a 2018 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $96,864, and the median income for a family was $113,640. Males had a median income of $72,005 versus $52,365 for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,664. About 5.1% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of the census of 2020, there were 87,294 people, 33,822 households, and 24,300 families living in the city. The population density was 2,609.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,007.7/km²). There were 34,953 housing units at an average density of 1,044.9 inhabitants per square mile (403.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.2% White, 4.0% African American, 0% Native American, 27.3% Asian, 1.2% from other races, and 5.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 2.2% of the population.

There were 33,822 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age in the city was 43.9 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

Economy Troy is a thriving centre of business, particularly in the automotive and financial sectors, and is home to a number of major companies. Troy has the second highest cumulative property value in Michigan, second only to Detroit. Troy is home to the Somerset Collection mall, featuring a skywalk and over 180 stores, and the Oakland Mall. The Top of Troy is the city's tallest building with offices of PNC Financial Services.

In 2012 Mahindra & Mahindra opened a technical centre in Troy.

Major companies • Altair Engineering • Behr America • Canadian National Railway (Traded as Grand Trunk Western) • Champion Homes • Flagstar Bank • Inteva Products • J. D. Power and Associates • Kelly Services • The Kresge Foundation • Magna Powertrain • Meritor • North American Bancard • Olga's Kitchen • Plex Systems • Rexair • Saleen Special Vehicles • SRG Global • Syntel • Tyler Technologies • ViSalus • Ziebart • HTC Global Services

Companies formerly based or located in Troy • Arbor Drugs was headquartered in Troy until it was acquired by CVS Corporation in 1998. • Frank's Nursery & Crafts was an arts and crafts chain spanning 14 states that was headquartered in Troy. • Kmart was headquartered in Troy until it acquired Sears in 2005. Its former headquarters is 3100 W. Big Beaver Road.

Arts and culture The Troy Historic Village is a historical museum chronicling Troy's history. The village has ten extant structures which patrons may enter and observe, including an 18th-century schoolhouse and estate, a general store, a blacksmith's shop, a church and pastor's home, and the old city hall.

Kensington Community Church, and Woodside Bible Church, are two of the largest Protestant churches in the United States. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Metropolis of Detroit is headquartered in Troy.

Parks and recreation Parks in Troy may include: • Natural features such as open space, woodlands, rivers, lakes. • Recreational facilities such as soccer fields, ball diamonds, disc golf courses, shore fishing. outdoor exercise equipment, tennis courts, basketball courts, natural and paved walking pathways, play structures and swing sets, and a skate park. • Picnic areas and pavilions.

Government Troy uses the Council-Manager form of government, and thus is governed by a City Council consisting of a mayor and six council members. The current mayor is Ethan Baker, who was elected to a four-year term on November 5, 2019. The city council appoints a City Manager, who manages the day-to-day operations of the city.

The City of Troy and City of Clawson on its southern border compose Michigan's 41st District for State Representative.

Education: University Troy is the location of Walsh College, a business school, as well as branches of the University of Phoenix, Northwood University, Central Michigan University, Spring Arbor University, International Academy of Design and Technology, and Michigan State University.

Education: Primary and Secondary There are 7 different school districts serving the city of Troy; however, Troy School District serves the majority of the limits. The district has multiple elementary schools, four middle schools, and two zoned high schools: Troy High School and Athens High School.

There are also three school districts that have sizable portions of territory in Troy and that operate at least one elementary school within the city; these are Avondale School District, in the north and north-west most portion of the city, Birmingham City School District, in the south-west most portion, and Warren Consolidated Schools, in the south-east, which operates Susick Elementary within the city. These districts operate Woodland Elementary, Pembroke Elementary, and Susick Elementary, respectively.

In addition, there are two other school districts within the city that have residential territory there, those being Bloomfield Hills School District, with a portion of the north-west part of the city, and Royal Oak School District, which has a very small portion of the southern part of the city. Finally, a small area of commercial property also in the south lies within the borders of Lamphere Public Schools

The Troy School District also hosts the eastern campus of the International Academy, currently ranked 7th in the Newsweek rankings of the best public high schools in the United States. The school has been located in the older Baker Middle School building since the beginning of the 2008–2009 academic year. Previously, Troy sent students through the class of 2011 to the central IA campus in Bloomfield Hills.

Private schools: • Bethany Christian School • Brookfield Academy • Oakland Children's Academy • St. Mark Christian Academy • Troy Adventist Academy

Media In addition to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, regional newspapers serving all of south-east Michigan, the city is served by the Daily Tribune (published daily), the Observer & Eccentric (which is published twice a week), the Troy Beacon (published every Thursday), the Troy Times, and the Troy-Somerset Gazette and, most recently, Troy Patch. The Troy Eccentric newspaper edition ceased publication in 2009.

Transport: Air Oakland-Troy Airport is a general aviation airport operated by Oakland County. It has a single 3,550 by 60 feet (1,082 m × 18 m) paved runway, and is described as and "executive" airport. It is located close to business, recreation and entertainment facilities.

Big Beaver Airport operated in Troy from 1946 to 1995, and closed due to declining use and pressure to sell the land for commercial development.

Roads and freeways Interstate 75 passes through Troy.