Troy, Michigan

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The 2000 Census showed that Troy had a population of 80,959 people^<1>. This represents 0.81% of the total population of Michigan, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
9	Dearborn	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	86,477	11.56% decrease
10	Westland	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	78,961	8.82% decrease
11	Farmington Hills	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	78,522	4.37% decrease
-12-	Troy			80,264	0.86% decrease
13	Southfield	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	75,392	3.71% decrease
14	Kalamazoo	W	126 mi [202.8 km]	72,179	6.44% decrease
15	Wyoming	W	131 mi [210.8 km]	70,462	1.58% increase

Troy had 30,872 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Troy has an area^<4> of 33.54 square miles [86.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Troy had a 2000 population density of 2,413 people per square mile [932 people/km²], making it the state's 99th most densely populated area.

Oakland County

The city of Troy is located in Oakland County.

The county had a population of 1,196,488 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 80,959 people, Troy contained 6.77% of the Oakland County total.

In addition, where the community of Troy has a population density of 2,413 people per square mile [932 people/km²], Oakland County averages 1,371 people per square mile [529 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Oakland County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Troy and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Troy. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Troy. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Troy, it also contains a comparison between Troy and the state of Michigan.

Click here for the Troy QuickFact (QF-2680700).

The following communities are nearby Troy and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Royal Oak	QF-2670040	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	57,110	4.91% decrease
	Madison Heights	QF-2650560	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	29,531	5.05% decrease
	Rochester Hills	QF-2669035	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	69,014	0.27% increase
	Sterling Heights	QF-2676460	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	127,160	2.16% increase
	Oak Park	QF-2659920	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	30,547	2.53% increase
	Pontiac	QF-2665440	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	66,095	0.36% decrease
	Warren	QF-2684000	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	133,939	3.12% decrease
	Southfield	QF-2674900	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	75,392	3.71% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Troy.

A Census Quickfact is available for Oakland County (QF-26125).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Oakland County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Genesee	QF-26049	NW	428,790	1.85% decrease
	Lapeer	QF-26087	N	90,875	2.91% increase
	Livingston	QF-26093	W	182,575	15.24% increase
	Macomb	QF-26099	E	830,663	5.04% increase
	Washtenaw	QF-26161	SW	347,376	7.05% increase
	Wayne	QF-26163	S	1,949,929	5.29% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Troy:

Troy is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Troy.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Troy. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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