Troy, Michigan

Troy, Michigan
City
Big Beaver Road
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Motto(s):  The City of Tomorrow, Today
Location of Troy in Oakland County, Michigan
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Coordinates: 42°34′49″N 83°08′35″W / 42.58028°N 83.14306°W / 42.58028; -83.14306
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Settled	1819
Organized	1827 (as Troy Township)
Incorporated	1955
Named for	Troy, New York
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Ethan Baker (United States)[1]
• Manager	Mark F. Miller
Area [2]
• 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

Troy is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It is located about 22 miles (35 km) north of downtown Detroit and is a northern suburb with the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 87,294, making it the most populous city in Oakland County and the 13th-most populous municipality in the state.^[4]

Troy was organized as a township in 1827, and sections of the township were later incorporated into the cities of Birmingham, Clawson, and Royal Oak. The remainder of the township was incorporated as the city of Troy in 1955.