Troy

city in and county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States
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Summary

Troy is a city in the state of New York[1]. Troy draws 2,762 Wikipedia views per month (city in the state of new york category, ranking #11 of 33).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rensselaer County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Hudson River[5]
  • Head of government: Carmella Mantello[6]
  • Legislative body: Troy City Council[7]
  • Postal code: 12180[8], 12181[9], 12182[10], 12183[11]
  • Commons category: Troy, New York[12]
  • Local dialing code: 518[13]
  • Inception: 1787[14]
  • Coordinate location: 42.731666666667, -73.6925[15]
  • Official website: http://www.troyny.org[16], https://www.troyny.gov/[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Troy, New York[18]
  • Population: 5264[19], 49,170[20], 50,129[21], 51,401[22]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
  • Capital of: Rensselaer County[28]
  • Official name: City of Troy[29], Troy[30]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Troy, New York[31]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Troy, New York[32]
  • Number of households: 20,228[33]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Troy, New York[34]
  • Different from: Troy[35]
  • Elevation above sea level: 152[36]
  • Area: 28.637496[37], 28.637484[38]
  • Water as percent of area: 6.3295[39]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Troy include Troy Township[40], a township of Minnesota[41], in United States[42].

Why It Matters

Troy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Troy is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Troy include Troy Township[40], a township of Minnesota[41], in United States[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Harper's tag → troy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: troy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289972304|troy (#289972304)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 12w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 14527
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 14527, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167485235|N. Y. TROY (#167485235)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia"
  3. 16w ago · 636Buster · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households → {'amount': '+20228'}
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, The Nuttall Encyclopædia +2
    Per capita income → {'amount': '+27529'}
    Country → —
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Troy, New York.jpg"
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