Troy (Michigan)
Oakland County
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Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
In 2000, the population was 80 959.
The city was founded in the 1840s and after the hometown of the founder, Troy, New York, named.
Landmark of the city is the Beaver (Beaver ), the main street of the city is called Big Beaver Road.
The city is located north within the larger catchment area of the city of Detroit. The largest part of the town consists of single-family settlements of the middle and upper design, predominantly inhabited by well-educated people with white skin. This differs significantly from the impoverished and neglected settlement belt around Detroit, just a few kilometers to the south. Troy is located directly off of Interstate 75 (highway ), the main route between Detroit and the former industrial cities of Pontiac and Flint.
Geography
The city covers an area of 87.1 km ², of which 0.3 km ² water surface.
Culture
The city has an open air museum, the Troy Museum & Historic Village, in the ten historic buildings can be visited.
The public library of the city, the Troy Public Library, was opened in 1962. 1971 Made the library by an unusual action talked about. Numerous celebrities wrote letters to the children of the city in order to inspire them to read and use the library. Letters to the Children of Troy came, among others, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Isaac Asimov, Kingsley Amis, Pat Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Pearl S. Buck and Ronald Reagan. In 2002, the Library achieved for the first time more than 1 million loans per year. 2010, there was massive budget cuts, combined with staff reduction and limitation of opening times. The continued existence of the library through the year 2011 is questionable.
Economy
Troy is an emerging business hub, especially in the automotive and financial sector. Major companies are:
- Kelly Services
- DuPont Automotive
- Budd Company
- ArvinMeritor
- Delphi Corporation