Troy, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 381. Population change since 2000: -2.8%

Males: 188	(49.5%)
Females: 193	(50.5%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47588.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,678 (it was $30,536 in 2000)

Troy:	$36,678
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,267

Troy:	$17,267
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,591 (it was $57,300 in 2000)

Troy:	$78,591
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $75,610; Detached houses: $96,395; Mobile homes: $21,047

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Races in Troy:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Troy: 74.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.6%), Irish (22.2%), United States (13.0%), French (12.2%), English (3.8%), Norwegian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 430 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 1213 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Troy

High school or higher: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 11.3%
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Troy town

Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 48.4%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 15.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Troy, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Troy to the number of sex offenders is 381 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Troy:	0.8% ($458)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Owensboro, KY (23.9 miles , pop. 54,067).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Louisville, KY (59.4 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (270.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tell City, IN (1.9 miles ), Cannelton, IN (2.6 miles ), Hawesville, KY (2.6 miles ), Lewisport, KY (2.7 miles ), Grandview, IN (3.3 miles ), Santa Claus, IN (3.3 miles ), Chrisney, IN (3.6 miles ), Cloverport, KY (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $100,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,300
1998: 1 building, cost: $90,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 1 building, cost: $15,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.99 N, Longitude: 86.80 W

Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-17.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (19%)
Furniture and related products (17%)
Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Furniture and related products (16%)
Health care (16%)
Wood products (8%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electricians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Troy, Indiana

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Troy-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Troy town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 23.4 miles away from the town center killed 31 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Troy-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from Troy center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from Troy center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.1 miles away from Troy center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Troy:

PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; TELL CITY, IN)
OWENSBORO MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 23 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)
DEACONESS ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HUNTINGBURG, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Troy, IN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Troy:

TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 41 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 46 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 58 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; FT enrollment: 4,355)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; VINCENNES, IN; FT enrollment: 6,201)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	61.0%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Troy, IN

6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Troy compared to Indiana state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Troy mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Perry County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Troy

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ
Adherents	61.6%	9.1%	7.1%	6.1%	3.9%
Congregations	25.8%	6.5%	9.7%	22.6%	6.5%

Name	Lutheran Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	3.5%	2.7%	1.8%	1.4%	2.9%
Congregations	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	16.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		11	$850
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$420
Firefighters	0	$0		14	$427
Streets and Highways	0	$0		4	$1,119
Water Supply	1	$3,761	$45,132	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,846	$22,152	4	$1,520
Totals for Government	2	$5,607	$33,642	35	$4,336

Troy government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $105,000
Charges - Sewerage: $19,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,000

All Other: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $604,000
Water Utilities: $81,000

Sewerage: $63,000

Parks & Recreation: $30,000

General - Other: $18,000

Solid Waste Management: $16,000

Regular Highways: $9,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $175,000
Water Utilities: $120,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $355,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $330,000
Electric Utilities: $165,000

Water Utilities: $110,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000
Electric Utilities: $10,000

Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000
General Revenue, NEC: $13,000

Rents: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $51,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $656,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $635,000
Water Utilities: $125,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $54,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $93,000
Highways: $16,000

General Support: $4,000
Tax - Property: $21,000
Individual Income: $10,000

Public Utilities: $1,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $443,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

4.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,042 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.54%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Spencer County, IN	1.00% ($26,662 average AGI)
from Hancock County, KY	0.38% ($20,385)
from Dubois County, IN	0.31% ($37,524)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,703 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Spencer County, IN	1.14% ($32,380 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.54% ($25,027)
to Dubois County, IN	0.49% ($35,088)

Strongest AM radio stations in Troy:

WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTCJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Troy:

WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLME (102.9 FM; CANNELTON, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXCM (97.1 FM; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: WLME, INC.)
WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
WULF (94.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: SKYTOWER COMMUNICATIONS - 94.3, LLC)
WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
WXBC (104.3 FM; HARDINSBURG, KY; Owner: BRECKINRIDGE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBIO (94.7 FM; PHILPOT, KY; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC OF KENTUCKY)

TV broadcast stations around Troy:

WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)
K55HL (Channel 55; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFIE (Channel 14; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WEVV (Channel 44; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: COMCORP OF INDIANA LICENSE CORP.)
WEHT (Channel 25; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: GILMORE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
WKOH (Channel 31; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Troy fatal accident list:
Sep 17, 1988 09:22 AM, Water Rd., Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

William C Ware, Located 1.2 Miles North Of Troy On State Highway 545, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 80.5 m
Registrant: Hoosier Energy Rec, Inc., 7398 North State Road 37, Bloomington, IN 47402-0908, Phone: (812) 876-0366, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

On Ridge Rd 1 Mi E, Structure height: 40 m, Call Sign: WFH444, Licensee ID: L00003213
Assigned Frequencies : 72.0400 MHz
Grant Date: 03/08/1996, Expiration Date: 04/29/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/01/2001
Registrant: Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc, Tell City, IN 47586, Phone: (812) 547-7921

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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