Welcome to Troy ...

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

Troy was established in 1787.

When the people of Troy refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trojan<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Troy has a population of 49,109 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Troy is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Troy is within the boundaries of the (518) area code.

Websites for Troy ...

Official Website:   www.troyny.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Junior League:   jltroy.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Troy had an population of 49,109 people. This is a decrease of 2.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Troy had a population of 50,129 people (which is 31.46% of the total population of Rensselaer County). This makes Troy the county's most populous community.

The population of Troy represents 0.26% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 36th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,129 people, the population of Troy increased 1.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 49,170 people).

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

Communities Also Named Troy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), 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.

• Albany
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Schenectady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <5>
• Rensselaer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <5>
• Scotia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
• Colonie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <5>
• Mechanicville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <5>
• Ravena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <5>
• Voorheesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <5>
• Stillwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>
• Altamont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <5>

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 111 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 1795.

We also found Troy in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Troy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/