LINCOLN COUNTY-TROY
County Offices
201 Main Street
Troy 636-528-6300
www.lcclerk.com
Troy City Hall
200 Main Street
Troy 636-528-4712
www.cityoftroymissouri.com
Chamber of Commerce
112 Professional Parkway
Troy 636-462-8769
www.troyonthemove.com
Major Highways
U.S. Highway 61
As one of Missouri’s more sparsely populated areas, rapidly growing Lincoln County focuses its commercial and industrial development in the county seat and major city of Troy. Nearly 8,000 residents call Troy home, which is a significant percentage of the county’s total population. Troy claims a long and rich history as the hub of the region and the location of the county government offices. In fact, the city had its genesis as long ago as 1819 and celebrated its 185th anniversary in 2004.
Modern Troy is a community known for its natural warmth, beautiful homes, outstanding schools, recreational facilities, and thriving economic development. Troy is experiencing such phenomenal growth in all sectors that the chamber of commerce touts the area as “Troy on the Move.” While the region continues to welcome quality residential villages and elegant country manors to the pristine hillsides, civic planners and local residents are determined to preserve and enhance the high quality of life that makes Troy and Lincoln County so appealing.
Services
The panoramic countryside of Lincoln County is home to welcoming small towns, a growing economy, and a technologically advanced medical center. Leading employers mix manufacturing firms with education, healthcare, retail, and distribution. Residents of the region have the convenience of a level of healthcare associated with a major metropolitan area at Lincoln County Medical Center. More than 60 staff physicians combine with skilled professionals and local clinics to provide specializations from cardiology and neurology to orthopedics and ophthalmology.
A network of public school districts provide quality education to area youth, although opportunities are available for a private education in parochial and independent schools. Missouri Baptist College provides a Troy/Wentzville campus in Moscow Mills, although a wealth of two-year college campuses, vocational and training institutes, and four-year institutions of higher education are available within a 50-mile radius of Lincoln County.
Lifestyle
New residents to Lincoln County are able to enjoy all the advantages of living in rural America, from the intimacy of a small-town spirit to the natural beauty of rolling, bluff-lined hills that overlook panoramic river valleys. Strong Mid-western values and a family oriented atmosphere predominate in the county’s population centers and beautiful countryside residential developments. Small farms, horse properties, generous acreage, quaint older homes, and handsome new construction are all available as housing options.
One of the highlights of this region is Cuivre River State Park, providing a backdrop of breathtaking natural beauty for a wide variety of outdoor adventures and recreational activities. Nature trails, horseback riding trails, a sparkling lake, a campground, a playground, swimming opportunities, and lush picnic grounds make this a favorite family destination. Close to home, Troy has developed several municipal parks that are brimming over with sports and entertainment facilities. Fairgrounds Park features covered shelters, lighted ball fields, soccer fields, sand volleyball, horseshoe pits, and a bandstand. Lincoln County also offers tennis courts, golf courses, private membership fitness gyms, and a country club.
Small-town living in Lincoln County tends to revolve around family, neighbors, and friends who gather often to attend church, social, and school functions. The community spirit and the sense of cooperative effort is strong. In the newest of the parks, residents are “greening” the grounds by donating trees and bushes in memory of their loved ones. Avery Park was named for Omer and Elizabeth Avery, who donated the land and providing funding for the city to develop a family playground, picnic areas with barbecue grills, and a hard-surfaced walking trail lined with park benches and shaded by grand trees.
In spite of its appealing country atmosphere, Lincoln County is encompassed within Metropolitan St. Louis and enjoys access to a world of cosmopolitan amenities and attractions. Internationally acclaimed museums, first-rate cultural attractions, and lively entertainment centers are all available within a reasonable commute. New residents who are looking for a combination of tranquility and fast-paced transformation into a suburban haven will find the ideal home in Lincoln County.
