Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin
township in Walworth County, Wisconsin
Troy is a town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,355 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Adams, Little Prairie, and Troy Center are located in the town. The ghost town of Mayhews was also located in the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.8 km2), of which 34.7 square miles (90 km2) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.8 km2) (1.95%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,328 people, 837 households, and 660 families residing in the town. The population density was 67 people per square mile (25.9/km2). There were 904 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.58% White, 0.13% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.46% of the population.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin” as township in Walworth County, Wisconsin. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Walworth County, Wisconsin. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7846729. VIAF identifies the subject as 125691593. Authority coordinates are 42.779, -88.445. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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