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Troup is a city in Smith and Cherokee Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 2,006 at the 2020 census. Troup lies in two counties in East Texas.

Troup city overview:
Name:	Troup city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Cherokee County, Smith County
Elevation:	456 ft (139 m)
Total Area:	2.47 sq mi (6.39 km²)
Land Area:	2.46 sq mi (6.37 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	2,006
Population Density:	831.57/sq mi (321.10/km²)
ZIP code:	75789
Area code:	903
FIPS code:	4873724
GNISfeature ID:	1348809

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History

Troup is situated between the two very old Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek intertribal settlements of Nanih Shinuk (Sand Hill) and Ofunlo Hina (Screech Owl Bend). Descendants of these peoples still live there as part of the state-recognized Mount Tabor Indian Community.

Troup was developed as a railroad town when the International Railroad Company opened the Palestine-Troupe line in 1872. The town was platted in 1873.

The town may have been named after a governor or a county in Georgia.

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Geography

Troup is located in southeastern Smith County at 32°8′40″N 95°7′12″W / 32.14444°N 95.12000°W / 32.14444; -95.12000 (32.144382, –95.120018). The city limits extend south into Cherokee County. Texas State Highway 110 passes through the center of town, leading northwest 19 miles (31 km) to Tyler and south 26 miles (42 km) to Rusk. Texas State Highway 135 shares two blocks of Duval Street (named after John Crittenden Duval, the only survivor of the Goliad Massacre, and known as the “Father of Texas literature”) with Highway 110 in the center of town; it leads northeast 25 miles (40 km) to Kilgore and southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Jacksonville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Troup has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.44%, is covered by water.