Troy, New York

Troy
City
From top, left to right: View of Troy from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus; Rice Building; Monument Square and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument; A CDTA bus stop on Congress Street; Skyline of Troy
Seal
Etymology: Classical Troy
Nickname:  The Collar City
Motto(s):  Ilium fuit, Troja est (Latin for "Ilium was, Troy is" also translates as "Troy was, Troy is")
Map of Troy and its major thoroughfares
Location of New York in the United States
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Coordinates: 42°43′54″N 73°41′33″W / 42.73167°N 73.69250°W / 42.73167; -73.69250
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rensselaer
Settled	1787
Named for	Ancient Troy
Government
• Type	Troy City Hall
• Body	Troy City Council
• Mayor	Carmella Mantello (R)
• Council President	Susan Steele (D)
Area [1]
• City	11.06 sq mi (28.64 km2)
• Land	10.36 sq mi (26.83 km2)
• Water	0.70 sq mi (1.81 km2)
Highest elevation	500 ft (200 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	51,401
• Density	4,962.92/sq mi (1,916.11/km2)
• Metro	1,170,483
Demonym	Trojan
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	12179–12182
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-083-75484
FIPS code	36-75484
GNIS feature ID	0967902
Wikimedia Commons	Troy, New York
Website	www.troyny.gov

Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and is the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York. It is located on the western edge of that county on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany. Troy has close ties to Albany, New York and nearby Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital District.

The city is one of the three major centers for the Albany metropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 1,170,483. At the 2020 census, the population of Troy was 51,401.^[2]

The area long had been occupied by the Mohican Indian tribe, but Dutch settlement began in the mid-17th century. The Dutch colony was conquered by the English in 1664, renamed Troy in 1789 and was incorporated as a town in 1791. Due to the confluence of major waterways and a geography that supported water power, the American Industrial Revolution took hold in this area, making Troy reputedly the fourth-wealthiest city in America around the turn of the 20th century. As a result, Troy is noted for its Victorian architecture.

Troy is home to a number of institutions of higher learning, including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hudson Valley Community College and Russell Sage College.