Troy was a birthplace of boogie woogie pianist Pine Top Smith.

Geography
Troy is placed at 31°48'Vii" North, 85°58'2" West (31.801960, -85.967317).

Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 68.2 km² (26.3 mi²). 68.Zero kilometer² (Twenty-six.Ii mi²) of these are l& and Cipher.Deuce klick² (Nought.Single mi²) of these are fluids. A aggregate locality is Cipher.34% a water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 13,935 people, 5,583 family, & 3,187 families living in the city. A population density is 205.0/km² (531.1/mi²). There are 6,436 housing units at an typical density of 94.7/km² (245.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 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. Unity.30% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 5,583 home away from which Xxviii.1% stand kids under a age of Xviii swallow the children, 36.6% come married couples living together, 17.2% have a female homeowner sustaining there are no married man present, & 42.9% come non-families. 33.4% of 100% menage come processed higher of souls & Eleven.1% keep around mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.Xxviii & a typical personal size is Two.98.

In a city the people is spread retired by using Twenty-two.6% under a age of Eighteen, Twenty-four.2% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-four.6% from either 25 to 44, Seventeen.5% from either 45 to 64, & Eleven.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is Twenty-seven years. For each C females there are 86.Zero males. For each Century females age Eighteen & terminated, there are 81.Octad males.

the median income for a house in the city is $25,352, & the median income for a personal is $39,601. Males have a median income of $29,190 versus $20,368 for females. A per capita income for the city is $15,589. Xxiii.5% of the people & Seventeen.7% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a sum people, Twenty-seven.5% of victims under a age of 18 & 19.8% of victims 65 & older come dwelling following a poverty level.

Points of interest
Troy University Arboretum