Troup is a city in Smith and Cherokee counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 2,006 at the 2020 census. Troup lies in two counties in East Texas.
History
Troup is situated between the two very old Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek intertribal settlements of Nanih Shinuk (Sand Hill) and Ofunlo Hina (Screech Owl Bend). Descendants of these peoples still live there as part of the state-recognized Mount Tabor Indian Community.
Troup was developed as a railroad town when the International Railroad Company opened the Palestine-Troupe line in 1872. The town was platted in 1873.
The town may have been named after a governor or a county in Georgia.
Geography
Troup is located in southeastern Smith County. The city limits extend south into Cherokee County. Texas State Highway 110 passes through the center of town, leading northwest to Tyler and south to Rusk. Texas State Highway 135 shares two blocks of Duval Street (named after John Crittenden Duval, the only survivor of the Goliad Massacre, and known as the "Father of Texas literature") with Highway 110 in the center of town; it leads northeast to Kilgore and southwest to Jacksonville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Troup has a total area of , of which , or 0.44%, is covered by water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Troup had a population of 2,006, and the median age was 34.0 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.1 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 734 households in Troup, of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.0% were married-couple households, 16.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 1,355 || 67.5%
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| Black or African American || 354 || 17.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 13 || 0.6%
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| Asian || 10 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 76 || 3.8%
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| Two or more races || 198 || 9.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 287 || 14.3%
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2000 census
As of the 2000 census, 1,949 people, 731 households, and 491 families were residing in the city. The Byron Payton Memorial Gym in Troup is named after him. The Byron Payton Memorial Fight Night has been held there annually in his honor since 1985.
Former Troup Tiger standout Keylon Kincade enjoyed an All Conference career at SMU, leading the WAC in yards from scrimmage in 2003, as well as carries in both 2002 and 2003. He played a game in 2006 with the Dallas Cowboys and was named the Whataburger Coach of the Week in November 2019 while at Winona High.
See also
- List of municipalities in Texas