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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Pike
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Mayor
- Jason Reeves
- Total
- 28.42 sq mi (73.61 km )
- Land
- 28.34 sq mi (73.41 km )
- Water
- 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
- Elevation
- 535 ft (163 m)
- Density
- 625.5/sq mi (241.49/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 36079, 36081, 36082
- Fips code
- 01-76920
- Website
- www .troyal .gov
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Encyclopedic overview
Troy is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Alabama, United States. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843.
Between 1763 and 1783, the area where Troy sits was part of the colony of British West Florida. After 1783, the region fell under the jurisdiction of the newly created United States of America.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Troy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.