Troy (Vermont)

Troy
River Road Covered Bridge in Troy, Vermont
Location in Vermont
Troy
Basic data
Foundation :	October 28, 1801
State :	United States
State :	Vermont
County :	Orleans County
Coordinates :	44 ° 56 ′  N , 72 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 56 ′  N , 72 ° 23 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,662 (as of 2010)
Population density :	17.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	93.4 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) of which 93.4 km 2  (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	311 m
Postal code :	05868
Area code :	+1 802
FIPS :	50-73525
GNIS ID :	1462230
Website :	troyvt.org

Troy is a town in Orleans County in the state of Vermont in the United States with 1677 inhabitants (according to the 2010 census).

geography

Geographical location

Troy is in northwest Orleans County, south of the Canadian border . The Missisquoi River flows through the town centrally in a northerly direction. There are no major lakes in the town area. The area of ​​the town is only slightly hilly. The highest point is the 312 m high Warner Hill .

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Sutton , Québec , Canada , 16.4 mi
• East: Newport , 5.8 miles
• South: Lowell , 5.8 miles
• Southwest: Westfield , 7 mi
• Northwest: Jay , 8.5 mi

City structure

Border post in North Troy

The incorporated Village North Troy is on the border with Canada and the unincorporated Village Troy is in the center .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Troy is between -11.7 ° C (11 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 18.3 ° C (65 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfall between mid-October and mid-May is more than two meters, about twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range of values ​​in the USA, between September and mid-December it is even significantly lower.

history

There were two grants for the Town Troy area. On October 13, 1792, John Kelley received the grant for the southern area and Samuel Avery for the northern area. Settlement began in 1800, in 1801 the grants were amalgamated and on March 30, 1802 the town's constituent assembly took place. At that time under the name Missisquoi . In 1803 the name was changed to Troy .

High quality iron ore was found east of the Missiqoui River in the early 19th century . Iron works were built and the ore melted. The iron ore was used to make the iron girders that mark the border with Canada. However, the huts could not work economically and had to close.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Troy, Vermont
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		231	227	608	855	1008	1246	1355	1522	1673
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1178
Residents	1467	1686	1869	1898	1869	1786	1613	1457	1498	1609
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	1564	1662

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Vermont State Route 100 leads east to west of Westfield in the west to Newport in the east. At Village Troy, Vermont State Route 101 branches off in a northerly direction to North Troy. It meets Vermont State Route 105 , which runs in a west-east direction from Jay in the west to Newport in the east. The railway line Newport Farnham runs over the area of ​​the town, with the breakpoint Elkhurst . The former Eastman-Elkhurst railway connected Eastman in Québec with Elkurst in Troy.

Public facilities

There is no hospital of its own in Troy. The closest hospital is North Country Hospital & Health Care in Newport City.

education

Troy is part of the North Country Supervisory Union . Troy Elementary School is located in Troy , with classes from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.

The William and Lucy Rand Memorial Library is a public library and is located in North Troy.

literature

• Zadock Thompson: History of Vermont, natural, civil and statistical, in three parts . 3rd volume. Chauncey Goodrich, Burlington 1842, p. 173 f . ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

Commons : Troy, Vermont  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality (English)
• Profile of the municipality on the official portal www.Vermont.gov
• Maps from 1859 and 1878 and a historical summary
• Entry on VirtualVermont (English) ( Memento from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Troy in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 23, 2017
2. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
3. ^ Warner Hill . In: peakery.com . ( peakery.com ).
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ Troy, Vermont (VT 05859) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on March 23, 2017 (English). 
6. ^ ^{A b} Troy, Vermont, New England, USA. In: virtualvermont.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017 . 
7. ^ ^{A b} History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and Statistical . For the author, by C. Goodrich, January 1, 1842 ( books.google.de ).
8. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
9. ^ NCSU. In: google.com. sites.google.com, accessed May 19, 2019 . 
10. ^ Troy School. In: ncsuvt.org. troy.ncsuvt.org, accessed March 23, 2017 . 
11. ^ William and Lucy Rand Memorial Library - North Troy, VT. In: librarytechnology.org. Accessed March 23, 2017 .