Community Guide
City of Troy - Fast Facts
City Incorporated: - June 19, 1955
Land area - 34.3 miles
Acres of Parks/City-owned land - 793.5 acres
Population (Census 2000) - 80,959
Number of City employees - 487 Regular (Part time employees fluctuate seasonally)
Annual City Budget - $149 Million
City Millage Tax Rate - 9.28 mils
Market Valuation - $12 Billion
Retail Space - 6.59 Million sq. ft.
Office Space - 17 Million sq. ft.
Manufacturing/Engineering Space - 18.8 Million sq. ft.
Businesses - 5,818
Employment - 125,000
Number of Households - 38,747
Average Cost of Housing - $247,631
Household Income - $88,141
Police Officers - 137
Volunteer Fire Fighters - 170
Parks - 14 existing
New Parks on the way - 4
Municipal Golf Courses - Sylvan Glen Golf Course & Sanctuary Lakes Golf Course
Water consumed through Troy's water system - 5 Billion Gallons a year
Troy Council Meetings
1st, 3rd and 4th Monday of each month @ 7:30 pm located at City Hall
Re-broadcasted: WOW, Channel 10 or Comcast, Channel 53
Wednesday @ 10 am
Thursday @ 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday from 4, 11 pm
Website www.troymi.gov
Served by seven public school districts as well as four colleges and universities
In the Greater Troy Region
As part of the Metro Detroit Region, Troy enjoys close proximity to a spectrum of culture and entertainment you can only find in a major American City:
- Sporting events include auto racing, boat racing, Lions Football at Ford Field, Soccer, Red Wing Hockey at Joe Louis Arena, Pistons Basketball at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and Tiger Baseball at Comerica Park.
- Live theater, dance, comedy and music at the Hillberry and Bonstelle Theaters at Wayne State University, Meadow Brook Theater at Oakland University, the Masonic Temple, Second City Comedy Club, and the Fox, Fisher, Detroit Repertory and Attic Theaters.
- Works by the old and new masters at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Cranbrook Academy of the Arts, The Detroit Cultural Center, The Center for Creative Studies, Pewabic Pottery and hundreds of public and private galleries.
- Classical, country, and every music style in between at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, DTE Energy Theater, Meadow Brook Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, Michigan Opera Theatre, Chene Park Music Theatre, and countless clubs and restaurants.
- History and science come alive at the Troy Museum and Historic Village, Cranbrook Institute of Science, the Museum of African American History, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the Detroit Science Center, Motown Historical Museum and the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House.
- The lions roar, the eels glow, and the penguins waddle at the Detroit Zoo, Belle Isle Aquarium and Belle Isle Zoo.
The list goes on and on just pack a picnic, or pop your opera glasses into your pocket, and cruise to the Motor City!
