Welcome to Troy ...

The city of Troy is located in Miami County<1> and is the County Seat for Miami County.

The location of Troy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Troy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

When the people of Troy refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trojan<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Troy has a population of 26,345 people<4> (see below for details).

Troy is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Troy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Troy lies within the (937) area code.

Websites for Troy ...

Official Website:   www.troyohio.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.troyohiochamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Troy had an population of 26,345 people. This is an increase of 5.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Troy had a population of 25,058 people (which is 24.45% of the total population of Miami County). This makes Troy the county's most populous community.

The population of Troy represents 0.22% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,058 people, the population of Troy increased 13.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 21,999 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Troy.

Communities Also Named Troy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Troy: This one is located in Miami County and the other is located in Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 55 communities that are also named Troy - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Troy.

Communities near Troy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Troy.

• Dayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
• Huber Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <6>
• Fairborn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <6>
• Riverside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
• Trotwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
  • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <6>
• Piqua
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <6>
• Sidney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
• Vandalia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <6>
• Englewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>
• Clayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Troy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Troy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Troy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Troy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Troy ...

Looking for more information about Troy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Troy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Troy.

Adding Troy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Troy in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Troy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Troy post office opened in 1824.

We also found Troy in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Troy: www.troyohio.gov/

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/