Troy, Michigan
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This article is about the city in Oakland County. For the township in Newaygo County, see Troy Township, 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.
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Troy, Michigan | |
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City of Troy | |
Motto(s): The City of Tomorrow, Today | |
Coordinates: 42°34′49″N 83°08′35″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Oakland |
Settled | 1819 |
Organized | 1827 (as Troy Township) |
Incorporated | 1955 |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Ethan Baker (United States)[1] |
• Manager | Mark F. Miller |
Area | |
• City | 33.63 sq mi (87.10 km2) |
• Land | 33.45 sq mi (86.63 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 87,294 |
• Density | 2,609.92/sq mi (1,007.69/km2) |
• Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 48007, 48083–48085, 48098, 48099 |
Area code(s) | 248 and 947 |
FIPS code | 26-80700 |
GNIS feature ID | 1615125[3] |
Website | Official website |
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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.