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Population in July 2009: 2,496. Population change since 2000: +7.2%

Males: 1,268	(50.8%)
Females: 1,228	(49.2%)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,597 (it was $57,604 in 2000)

Troy:	$61,597
Wisconsin:	$49,993

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $28,493

Troy town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $253,614 (it was $157,500 in 2000)

Troy:	$253,614
Wisconsin:	$170,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $276,460; Detached houses: $305,815; In 2-unit structures: $246,147; Mobile homes: $52,080

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White alone - 2,272 (97.6%)
Hispanic - 34 (1.5%)
American Indian alone - 8 (0.3%)
Asian alone - 5 (0.2%)
Other race alone - 4 (0.2%)
Black alone - 3 (0.1%)
Two or more races - 2 (0.09%)

Races in Troy detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Troy: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.9%), Polish (13.3%), Irish (11.8%), English (10.4%), United States (6.1%), Norwegian (6.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 870 feet

Land area: 34.7 square miles.

Population density: 72 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Troy:

High school or higher: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Troy town:

Never married: 22.6%
Now married: 66.6%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 6.9%

51 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.3% Asia).

This town:	2.2%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

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

Troy town:	1.6% ($2,466)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waukesha, WI (18.8 miles , pop. 64,825).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (31.6 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (78.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: East Troy, WI (2.0 miles ), La Grange, WI (2.2 miles ), Eagle, WI (2.3 miles ), East Troy, WI (2.4 miles ), Eagle, WI (2.4 miles ), Lafayette, WI (2.4 miles ), Potter Lake, WI (2.6 miles ), Sugar Creek, WI (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 39 buildings, average cost: $118,300
2000: 37 buildings, average cost: $118,300
2001: 38 buildings, average cost: $118,300
2002: 76 buildings, average cost: $151,500
2003: 74 buildings, average cost: $258,000
2004: 53 buildings, average cost: $251,000
2005: 70 buildings, average cost: $252,800
2006: 41 buildings, average cost: $265,400
2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $279,800
2008: 17 buildings, average cost: $282,000
2009: 10 buildings, average cost: $372,000
2010: 8 buildings, average cost: $303,800
2011: 8 buildings, average cost: $264,100

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.80 N, Longitude: 88.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 262

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.3%
Wisconsin:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Population change in the 1990s: +372 (+19.0%).

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Machinery (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Food (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Work and jobs in Troy: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Troy, Wisconsin

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Tornado activity:

Troy-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1984, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Troy town center killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 31.5 miles away from the town center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Troy-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from Troy center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Walworth County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Lorena Hickok - Journalist, Eugene W. Chafin - Politician.

Hospitals/medical centers near Troy:

AURORA LAKELAND MED CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; ELKHORN, WI)
AURORA MEMORIAL HSPTL BURLINGTON (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; BURLINGTON, WI)
MERCY WALWORTH HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; LAKE GENEVA, WI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Troy:

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 14 miles; Whitewater, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,532)
Carroll University (about 19 miles; Waukesha, WI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
Waukesha County Technical College (about 22 miles; Pewaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 2,559)
Marquette University (about 33 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 9,743)
Milwaukee Area Technical College (about 33 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 7,048)
Milwaukee School of Engineering (about 34 miles; Milwaukee, WI; FT enrollment: 2,271)
University of Wisconsin-Parkside (about 34 miles; Kenosha, WI; FT enrollment: 3,732)

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Notable locations in Troy: Camp Chester (A), Troy Center Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Troy: Troy Center United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), Little Prairie Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Peters Lake (A), Pickerel Lake (B), Swift Lake (C), Booth Lake (D), Lulu Lake (E), Pabst Lake 5 (F), 2 Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Troy include: Lulu Lake State Natural Area (1), Pickerel Lake Fen State Natural Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Walworth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.1. This is worse than average.

City:	39.1
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2006 was 23.0. This is about average. There were 26 monitors within city limits.

City:	23.0
U.S.:	24.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 11.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	11.9
U.S.:	9.6

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2003 was 0.333. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.333
U.S.:	0.572

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2007 was 0.153. This is significantly worse than average. There were 36 monitors within city limits.

City:	0.153
U.S.:	0.053

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.9%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Troy, WI

22 people in other nonhousehold living situations
4 people in other workers' dormitories

Troy compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (49%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Electricity (6%)
Wood (4%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Walworth County Wisconsin:

2008 Presidential Election results in Walworth County Wisconsin:

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Religion statistics for Troy (based on Walworth County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.26%

Here		49.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church
Adherents	57.1%	11.0%	6.0%	5.3%	5.1%
Congregations	11.3%	11.3%	16.3%	11.3%	7.5%

Name	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Free Church of America	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Other
Adherents	4.9%	1.9%	1.3%	1.3%	6.0%
Congregations	6.3%	5.0%	5.0%	1.3%	25.0%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 21

Here:	2.09 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	1.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6

Walworth County:	0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	0.38 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46

This county:	4.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 110

Walworth County:	10.97 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:	8.64 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Walworth County:	6.8%
State:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	25.1%
State:	27.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.0%
Wisconsin:	13.0%

7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,122 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Walworth County:
0.07%
Wisconsin average:
0.08%

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

from Waukesha County, WI	0.79% ($48,571 average AGI)
from Racine County, WI	0.68% ($39,217)
from McHenry County, IL	0.58% ($44,310)

6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($118 average AGI)
Walworth County:
0.03%
Wisconsin average:
0.04%

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

to Rock County, WI	0.70% ($32,842 average AGI)
to Milwaukee County, WI	0.59% ($30,468)
to Waukesha County, WI	0.58% ($36,065)

Strongest AM radio stations in Troy:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
WKSH (1640 AM; 10 kW; SUSSEX, WI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEMP (1250 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Troy:

WHAD (90.7 FM; DELAFIELD, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WKCH (106.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WUWM (89.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WXSS (103.7 FM; WAUWATOSA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
WKLH (96.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: LAKEFRONT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)
WMWK (88.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WLUM-FM (102.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
WSUW (91.7 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS, UNIV. OF WIS.)
WRIT-FM (95.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Troy:

WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTAS-LP (Channel 43; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WAUKESHA TOWER ASSOCIATES)
WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WITI (Channel 6; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WITI LICENSE,INC.)
WWRS-TV (Channel 52; MAYVILLE, WI; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
WMKE-CA (Channel 7; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: KM LPTV OF MILWAUKEE, L.L.C.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,420
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 3,420

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