Troy, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°57′04″N 78°14′46″W / 37.951°N 78.246°W / 37.951; -78.246
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Troy, Virginia
ZIP codes
22974
Area code434[1]

Troy is an unincorporated community in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. It lies just west of U.S. Route 15, between Zion Crossroads to the north and the county seat of Palmyra to the south. Troy's existence was defined by the Virginia Air Line Railway,[2] which operated from 1908 to 1975.[3] In 1998, the Virginia Department of Corrections opened the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in the area.[4]

History

Troy, Virginia post office in July 2023

Previously called Clarksland,

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to keep the railway in operation; it was abandoned in November 1975.[3] The store was deserted, leaving the graves of the Hasher family next to it.[2]

Post-railway years

In 1998, the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women was built by the Virginia Department of Corrections in an unincorporated area near Troy.[4] The location in Fluvanna County became a candidate for the new women's prison after the Board of Supervisors of Bedford County, Virginia rejected a 1992 proposal for a facility that would have created between 250 and 300 jobs.[7]

Location and demographics

Troy can be accessed from

Charlottesville metropolitan area.[1]

The Troy post office serves the local ZIP Code of 22974 as well as communities in the neighboring counties of Albemarle, Louisa, and Orange.[9] The area within the Zip code (which includes the correctional center)[4] was populated by 1,530 men and 2,424 women in 2010. The median ages of the men and women were 37.2 and 36.3, respectively. The average home value was $105,000 and the average annual household income was $54,396.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "22974 Zip Code Profile". Neighborhood Link. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Huskey, Robert J. (June 14, 2004). "Troy, Virginia". Cities of Troy. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Daily, Larry Z. (1997). "Virginia Air Line: Lindsay to Strathmore". Chesapeake & Ohio Piedmont Subdivision. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c "Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women". Virginia Department of Corrections. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Construction: Virginia Air Line". The Railway Age. 45 (8). Chicago: The Wilson Company: 257. February 21, 1908. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  6. ^ Daily, Larry Z.; et al. (2005). "Central Virginia Railroad History". National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  7. The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press
    . June 30, 1992. p. C3. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  8. ^ Wanner, Bill (March 23, 2009). "Transportation: How to Get There from Here" (PDF). County of Fluvanna. p. 124. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  9. ^ Huskey, Robert J. (June 14, 2004). "Cities of Troy". Retrieved November 30, 2010.

Further reading

  • Harrison, Noel (April 1984). "Years with the Airline". Bulletin of the Fluvanna County Historical Society. 37: 3–38.

External links

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