Troy, Michigan
Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Troy is located about 22 miles (35 km) north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 87,294,[4] making Troy the largest community in Oakland County, and the 13th-most-populous municipality in the state.
This article is about the city in Oakland County. For the township in Newaygo County, see Troy Township, Michigan.
Troy, Michigan
United States
1819
1827 (as Troy Township)
1955
Ethan Baker (United States)[1]
Mark F. Miller
33.63 sq mi (87.10 km2)
33.45 sq mi (86.63 km2)
0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
748 ft (228 m)
87,294
2,609.92/sq mi (1,007.69/km2)
4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
26-80700
1615125[3]
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 centers and the Somerset Collection mall.
History[edit]
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.[5]
Arts and culture[edit]
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.[18]
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.[19]
Parks in Troy may include:[20]
Government[edit]
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.[21] 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. The district is currently represented by Padma Kuppa in the State House since 2019, and in the state Senate by Mallory McMorrow, since 2019.[22] The district was previously represented in the State House by Martin Howrylak since 2013, and in the state Senate by Marty Knollenberg, since 2015. On the national level, Troy was part of the 9th district, represented by Joe Knollenberg from 1993 to 2009 and Gary Peters, who defeated Knollenberg in a highly publicized race in November 2008. Nationally, Troy is part of the 11th district, held by Democrat Haley Stevens.
Education[edit]
Colleges and universities[edit]
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.
Primary and secondary schools[edit]
There are 7 different school districts serving the city of Troy;[23] however, Troy School District serves the majority of the limits.[24] 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 northwest most portion of the city, Birmingham City School District, in the southwest most portion, and Warren Consolidated Schools, in the southeast, which operates Susick Elementary within the city.[24] 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 northwest part of the city, and Royal Oak School District, which has a very small portion of the southern part of the city.[24] Finally, a small area of commercial property also in the south lies within the borders of Lamphere Public Schools[24]
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:
Media[edit]
In addition to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, regional newspapers serving all of southeast Michigan, the city is served by the Daily Tribune[25] (published daily), the Observer & Eccentric[26] (which is published twice a week), the Troy Beacon (published every Thursday), the Troy Times,[27] and the Troy-Somerset Gazette and, most recently, Troy Patch.[28] The Troy Eccentric newspaper edition ceased publication in 2009.[29]