Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Troy, ID

Troy is a city in Latah County, Idaho, located in the eastern part of the Palouse region, with a population of 890 at the 2020 census.

The community was originally known as Huffs Gulch when J. Wesley Seat homesteaded in the area in 1885, and in 1890 area businessman John P. Vollmer rechristened it with his own surname when he brought the railroad through.

Vollmer gained much of his 30,000 acres by foreclosing on the bank loans of local farmers, making him so unpopular that in 1897 the residents renamed the town Troy, with local legend stating that the name was selected when a Greek railroad worker offered free shots of whiskey to any who would support it.

Troy covers 0.79 square miles, sits at an elevation of 2,543 feet, observes Pacific Time, and is served by ZIP code 83871.

Public education is provided by Troy School District 287, and the current Troy High School, a combined junior and senior high school, opened in 2003, replacing a building dating back to 1906, with the Trojans competing in the White Pine League in Idaho High School Activities Association Class 1A Division I.

For bicyclists and pedestrians, the Latah Trail is a paved rail trail near Highway 8 that connects Troy to Moscow and Pullman, Washington, and together with the Paradise Path in Moscow and the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail to Pullman, the three trails total 22 miles from Troy to Pullman, with access in Troy at the west corner of Troy City Park.

Troy is served by State Highway 8 to Moscow and Pullman to the west and Deary, Bovill, and Elk River to the east, and by State Highway 99 south to Kendrick, Julietta, and Lewiston.

John H. Hays, a Medal of Honor recipient and town marshal who was killed in action in 1904, is a notable person from Troy.

Troy's population grew from 283 in 1900 to 543 in 1910, 820 in 1980, 862 in 2010, and 890 in 2020.

In the 2010 census, Troy had 324 households, and the average household size was 2.66.