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Troy, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Detroit. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the south of Troy and has a population of 951,270 people.<1>

The next largest community is Windsor (ON). It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the south of Troy and has a population of 197,694 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Ann Arbor   SW36 mi [57.9 km]114,3860.32% increase
 Dearborn   S18 mi [28.97 km]86,47711.56% decrease
 Farmington Hills   SW13 mi [20.92 km]78,5224.37% decrease
 Flint   NW41 mi [66 km]112,9009.64% decrease
 Livonia   SW17 mi [27.36 km]91,2209.27% decrease
 Pontiac   NW8 mi [12.87 km]66,0950.36% decrease
 Rochester Hills   N5 mi [8.05 km]69,0140.27% increase
 Royal Oak   S4 mi [6.44 km]57,1104.91% decrease
 Saint Clair Shores   SE14 mi [22.53 km]60,3644.33% decrease
 Southfield   SW9 mi [14.48 km]75,3923.71% decrease
 Sterling Heights   E5 mi [8.05 km]127,1602.16% increase
 Taylor   S25 mi [40.23 km]60,6197.97% decrease
 Warren   SE8 mi [12.87 km]133,9393.12% decrease
 Westland   SW21 mi [33.8 km]78,9618.82% decrease
 Sarnia (ON)<*>   NE46 mi [74 km]71,4190.77% increase
 
 
<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Auburn Hills   NW8 mi [12.87 km]20,9315.51% increase
 Berkley   S6 mi [9.66 km]14,7874.79% decrease
 Beverly Hills   SW6 mi [9.66 km]9,8655.48% decrease
 Bingham Farms   SW8 mi [12.87 km]9893.98% decrease
 Birmingham   SW4 mi [6.44 km]18,9321.86% decrease
 Bloomfield Hills   W5 mi [8.05 km]3,7724.26% decrease
 Clawson   S3 mi [4.83 km]12,1574.52% decrease
 Ferndale   S8 mi [12.87 km]21,1124.49% decrease
 Hazel Park   S8 mi [12.87 km]17,9555.32% decrease
 Huntington Woods   S6 mi [9.66 km]5,8115.53% decrease
 Lathrup Village   SW7 mi [11.27 km]4,0604.15% decrease
 Madison Heights   S5 mi [8.05 km]29,5315.05% decrease
 Pleasant Ridge   S7 mi [11.27 km]2,4694.82% decrease
 Rochester   N7 mi [11.27 km]11,0025.11% increase
 Utica   NE7 mi [11.27 km]4,9247.58% increase

Oakland County

Troy is located in Oakland County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oakland: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Washtenaw and Wayne.

While not sharing a border with Oakland, the counties of Essex (ON) and Saint Clair are close to Troy.

Below are counties that are near Troy (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Troy:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Troy
 Genesee County   NWGoodrich29 miles [46 km]
 Lapeer County   NAlmont24 miles [38 km]
 Livingston County   WGreen Oak28 miles [45 km]
 Macomb County   ESterling Heights5 miles [8 km]
 Monroe County   SSouth Rockwood36 miles [57 km]
 Saint Clair County   EAnchorville24 miles [38 km]
 Washtenaw County   SWSalem25 miles [40 km]
 Wayne County   SHighland Park12 miles [19 km]
 Municipality of Chatham-Kent (ON)   EWhitebread (ON)34 miles [54 km]
 Essex County (ON)   SWindsor (ON)17 miles [27 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Troy.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Troy and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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