Troy, Alabama

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Coordinates: 31°48′7″N 85°58′2″W / 31.80194, -85.96722
Troy, Alabama
Location in Pike County and the state of Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Pike
Area
- Total	26.3 sq mi (68.2 km²)
- Land	26.2 sq mi (68 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	541 ft (165 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	13,935
- Density	529.8/sq mi (204.3/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	36079, 36081, 36082
Area code(s)	334
FIPS code	01-76920
GNIS feature ID	0153725

Troy is a city in Pike County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 13,935. The city is the county seat of Pike County^GR6. It is home to Troy University (formerly Troy State University).

1 History
2 Famous Residents, Past and Present
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 Racial Make-up
6 Points of Interest
7 External links

Originally known as Deer Stand Hill (an Indian hunting ground) and first settled about 1824, it was later known as Zebulon and then Centreville before renamed Troy (1838).

To promote movement of settlers and to speed mail from Washington City to New Orleans, the Federal Road was laid out after 1805. It extended from the southern terminus of The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road at Augusta, Georgia westward through Georgia entering Alabama in what is now Russell County, and continuing westward through Macon and Montgomery Counties and then southwestward through Lowndes, Butler, Monroe, etc. to Mobile and thence westward to New Orleans. In 1824, a military road was laid out from Fort Barancas in Pensacola and ran on top of the ridges to Fort Mitchell in Russell County, Alabama, and connected to The Federal Road; this road became know as The Three Notch Road and ran through Troy and Pike County. It never amounted to much as a military supply road, but it was a boon to the settlers who used it to move into southcentral and southeast Alabama and into northwest Florida.

Troy was the birthplace of boogie woogie pianist Pine Top Smith.
Home to current Major League Baseball player Brian Meadows (Free Agent).
Home to Bobby Jon Drinkard, a contestant on Survivor: Palau and Survivor: Guatemala.
Former home country singer Hank Williams Jr.

Troy is located at 31°48′7″N, 85°58′2″W (31.801960, -85.967317)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.2 km²), of which, 26.2 square miles (68.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.34%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,935 people, 5,583 households, and 3,187 families residing in the city. The population density was 531.1 people per square mile (205.0/km²). There were 6,436 housing units at an average density of 245.3/sq mi (94.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.89% White, 38.56% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,583 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 24.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,352, and the median income for a family was $39,601. Males had a median income of $29,190 versus $20,368 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,589. About 17.7% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

White Non-Hispanic (58.2%) Black (38.6%) Hispanic (1.3%) Two or more races (1.1%) American Indian (0.8%)