Troy, Illinois Location of Troy inside Illinois Location of Troy inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Troy, Illinois Troy is a town/city in Madison County, Illinois, United States.

According to the 2010 census, Troy has a total region of 5.349 square miles (13.85 km2), of which 5.29 square miles (13.70 km2) (or 98.9%) is territory and 0.059 square miles (0.15 km2) (or 1.1%) is water. The populace density was 2,037.6 citizens per square mile (787.4/km ).

There were 3,201 housing units at an average density of 765.2 per square mile (295.7/km ).

There were 3,100 homeholds out of which 45.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $53,720, and the median income for a family was $59,643.

About 2.1% of families and 3.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

Paul Simon, US senator; lived in Troy and was the youngest editor of the town's journal (Troy Tribune) Simpson, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court; born in Troy "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Troy city, Illinois".

Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois, and Its People, 1812 to 1912.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Enumeration of Population and Housing".

City of Troy official website Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Illinois, United States

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