thumb|Historical marker in Troy, Tennessee

Troy is a town in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,423 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Troy was founded in 1825 as the original county seat of Obion County. Frontiersman Davy Crockett was in attendance when the town was planted. In 1888, the Troy and Tiptonville Railroad started operations. This was a short line that connected the town with the (former Paducah & Memphis Railroad) Illinois Central Railroad at Moffat on the ICC line. Troy remained the county seat until 1890, when it was moved to Union City following a contentious legal dispute.

2020 census

{| class="wikitable"

|+Troy racial composition

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|1,321

|92.83%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|20

|1.41%

|-

|Native American

|3

|0.21%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|47

|3.3%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|32

|2.25%

|}

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,423 people, 684 households, and 464 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census

Notable people

  • Thomas Rogers Shearon, Tennessee state senator.
  • Herbert L. Wilkerson, Major general in the Marine Corps and Veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam.

References

  • Official site