THE TROY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Piedmont setting.
Troy town has 36.1 square miles of land in Orleans County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Piedmont, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Troy and Orleans County
Troy is associated with Orleans County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Troy by land and water
The Census records 0.32 square miles of water within Troy, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 2.9 percentage points lower than the 3.8% recorded for Orleans County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Troy town has 39.1 times the land area of nearby Troy CDP (0.92 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

