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Population (year 2000): 1,273. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,249 (-1.9% change)
Males: 599 (47.1%), Females: 674 (52.9%)
Obion County
Zip code:
38260
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $30,664 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,900 (year 2000)
Races in Troy:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (25.6%), Irish (9.8%),
English (8.6%), German (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Dutch
(2.0%).
Elevation: 378 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Troy
- High school or higher: 68.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Troy town
- Never married: 14.7%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +181 (+16.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Troy:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITY (about 9 miles;
UNION CITY, TN)
- HEALTHSOUTH CANE CREEK REHAB HOSPITAL (about 22
miles; MARTIN, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-VOLUNTEER HOSPITL (about 22
miles; MARTIN, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Troy:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 55 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 56 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 67 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Troy:
- EVERETT-STEWART (about 13 miles; UNION CITY, TN; ID:
UCY)
- REELFOOT LAKE (about 15 miles; TIPTONVILLE, TN; ID:
0M2)
- FULTON (about 22 miles; FULTON, KY; ID: 1M7)
Amtrak station near Troy:
- 18 miles: NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (NEWBERN, 108 JEFFERSON
ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Troy:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 30 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 94
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
Public high school in Troy:
- OBION COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 861;
Location: 528 HWY 51 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Troy:
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 594;
Location: 605 S MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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