Map of Troy city, Missouri

Troy is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. As of 2019, the estimated population was 12,820. It is the county seat of Lincoln County. Troy is an exurb of St. Louis, and is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Troy city overview:
Name:	Troy city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Lincoln County
Elevation:	515 ft (157 m)
Total Area:	7.76 sq mi (20.10 km²)
Land Area:	7.72 sq mi (19.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Total Population:	12,686
Population Density:	1,643.48/sq mi (634.53/km²)
ZIP code:	63379
Area code:	636
FIPS code:	2973942
GNISfeature ID:	2397062
Website:	cityoftroymissouri.com

Online Interactive Map

Troy online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Troy location map. Where is Troy city?

Troy location on the U.S. Map. Where is Troy city. — Troy location on the U.S. Map.

Troy location on the Missouri map. Where is Troy city. — Location of Troy in Missouri.

History

Troy was platted in 1819. Some say the community was named after Troy, New York, while others believe the name is a transfer from Troy, Vermont. An early variant name was Woods Fort. A post office called Troy has been in operation since 1823.

Historic sites

Fort Cap au Gris, a War of 1812 fortification, was built near Troy in 1814. Lincoln County Medical Center was established in Troy in 1953 under the Hill-Burton Memorial Hospitals Act, as Lincoln County Memorial Hospital. Cuivre River State Park, one of the largest of Missouri’s state parks, lies approximately three miles to the northeast of Troy, across the Cuivre River valley.

The Downtown Troy Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Troy Road Map

Troy city Satellite Map

Geography

Troy is located two miles west of the Cuivre River. U.S. 61 passes the east side of the city and Missouri Route 47 passes through the north side.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.34 square miles (19.01 km), of which 7.30 square miles (18.91 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water.