The earliest recorded purchases of land in what was known as Troy Township occurred in 1819.

A couple of years later, a settlement known as Troy Corners was established due to Johnson Niles buying 160 acres in the region.

In 1955, Troy was officially incorporated primarily as a strategy for preventing border cities from taking more land.

There were 34,953 housing units at an average density of 1,044.9 inhabitants per square mile (403.4/km2).

23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

From 1990 to 2000, of all of the municipalities in Oakland, Wayne, and Macomb counties, Troy had the highest numeric growth in the Asian population.

[14] The increase gave Troy the largest Asian-American population in the tri-county area, surpassing that of Detroit.

The Top of Troy is the city's tallest building with offices of PNC Financial Services.

[16] Arbor Drugs was headquartered in Troy until it was acquired by CVS Corporation in 1998.

The village has ten extant structures which patrons may enter and observe, including an 18th-century schoolhouse and estate, a general store, a blacksmith's shop, a church and pastor's home, and the old city hall.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Metropolis of Detroit is headquartered in Troy.

The current mayor is Ethan Baker, who was elected to a four-year term on November 5, 2019.

[28] Finally, a small area of commercial property[citation needed] also in the south lies within the borders of Lamphere Public Schools[28] The Troy School District also hosts the eastern campus of the International Academy.

[citation needed] In addition to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, regional newspapers serving all of southeast Michigan, the city is served by the Daily Tribune[29] (published daily), the Observer & Eccentric[30] (which is published twice a week), the Troy Beacon (published every Thursday), the Troy Times,[31] and the Troy-Somerset Gazette and, most recently, Troy Patch.

[34] Big Beaver Airport operated in Troy from 1946 to 1995, and closed due to declining use and pressure to sell the land for commercial development.

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