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Eastern terminus of the New York State Barge Canal

Troy is a city in Rensselaer County, in the Albany metro area.

It is the county seat.

The community was named after city immortalized in the "Iliad"
[NOTE: This is not the only community in New York named Troy. For links to other places called Troy, NY, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Troy is 42.728N. The longitude is -73.692W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 33 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 48,649.

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Median household income

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$29,844

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Troy is on the east bank of the Hudson River

Former and merged names include:
· Ferry Hook

Henry Hudson's crew explored the site in 1609. A fire in 1862 destroyed more than 500 buildings. Once a steelmaking center

Construction of the canal underscored a need for trained engineers; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the country's first engineering school, was founded here in 1824

In 1825, local resident Hannah Montague cut off the collars and cuffs of her husband's shirts, deciding it would ease her workload and wear on the shirts by washing them separately. Her idea launched a local industry - detachable shirt cuffs and collars

A local meatpacker, Samuel Wilson, is credited with being the model for Uncle Sam

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 293. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 6 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1987 movie, "Ironweed"
· 1992 movie, "Scent of a Woman"

Well-known residents have included:
· Johnny Evers, baseball player
· Emma Willard, educator
· Russell Sage, financier
· Maureen Stapleton, actress

Local festivals include:

Riverfest - June 16, 2007

Dates often change. Check Troy web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Nearby parks & recreation: Peebles Island State Park, Frear Park

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Sports teams: Tri-City ValleyCats (minor league baseball)

Historic routes: Erie Canal, Hudson River Road (US9)

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Historic sites and museums: Rensselaer County Historical Society, Children's Museum of Science and Technology, Troy River Spark Visitor Center

Colleges and universities: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Russell Sage College, Hudson Valley Community College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 91

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Record high: The state's highest temperature on record was reported here on July 22, 1926, at 108 degrees

Quotes:
For us who grew up by the Hudson at Troy, there was the suspicion of ill to come.
-- Confessions of a Knife
Richard Selzer

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