Collin County is located in the U.S. state of

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. It is part of the

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Fort Worth Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. Accord ...

- Arlington

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, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the

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, the county's population is 1,064,465, making it the sixth-most populous county in Texas and the 43rd-largest county by population in the United States. Its

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is McKinney.

History

Both the county and the county seat were named after

Collin McKinney Collin McKinney (April 17, 1766 – September 9, 1861) was a land surveyor, merchant, slaver, politician and a lay preacher. He is best known as an important figure in the Texas Revolution, as one of the five individuals who drafted the Tex ...

(1766-1861), one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has an area of , of which is land and (5.1%) is covered by water.

Lakes

* Lavon Lake

Major highways

Adjacent counties

* Grayson County (north) * Fannin County (northeast) *

Hunt County Hunt County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 99,956. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is named for Memucan Hunt, Jr., the first Republic of Texas Minister to the United States from ...

(east) *

Rockwall County Rockwall County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. At 149 square miles, Rockwall County has the smallest area of any Texas county. Per the 2020 Census, its population was 107,819. Its county seat is Rockwall. The county and city are name ...

(southeast) * Dallas County (south) * Denton County (west)

Communities

Cities (shared with other counties)

* Carrollton (mostly in

and Denton counties) * Celina (small part in Denton County) *

(mostly in Dallas County with small parts in Denton,

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, Rockwall and Collin counties) * Frisco (partly in Denton County) * Garland (mostly in Dallas County and a small part in

) * Josephine (small part in

) * Plano (small part in Denton County) * Prosper (partly in Denton County) *

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(mostly in Dallas County) * Royse City (mostly in

and partly

) * Sachse (mostly in Dallas County) * Van Alstyne (mostly in Grayson County) * Wylie (small parts in Rockwall and

counties)

Cities

Allen Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...

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* Blue Ridge * Celina * Farmersville * Lavon * Lowry Crossing * Lucas * McKinney (County Seat) *

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* Parker *

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* Weston

Towns

* Fairview *

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(mostly in Denton County) * New Hope * St. Paul Prosper

Census-designated places

* Seis Lagos *

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Unincorporated communities

* Altoga *

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* Beverly Hill * Bloomdale *

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* Buckner * Chambersville * Chambliss * Clear Lake *

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* Collin * Copeville * Cowley * Culleoka * Deep Water Point Estates *

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* Fayburg * Forest Grove * Frognot *

Kelly Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * Kelly (Kelly Price album) * Kelly (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), a 1965 musical by Mark Charlap * "Kelly" (song), a 2018 single by Kelly Rowland * ''Kelly'' (film), a 1981 Canadi ...

* Lavon Beach Estates * Lavon Shores Estates * Little Ridge * Marilee * Milligan * Millwood * New Mesquite * Pebble Beach Sunset Acres * Pecan Grove * Pike * Rhea Mills * Rockhill *

Roland Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

* Sedalia * Snow Hill * Trinity Park * Valdasta *

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* Walnut Grove * Wetsel * Winningkoff * Yucote Acres

Historical communities

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* Lolaville * Renner * Shepton

Ghost towns

* Biggers * Nickelville * Parris

Demographics

In 2000, the

determined 491,675 people resided in Collin County. With the economic and population growth of the

Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is a conurbated metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas encompassing 11 counties and anchor ...

, its population increased to 1,064,465 at the

2020 U.S. census The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to off ...

. The population density as of 2019 was 1,229.8 people per square mile. Among the population, its median age was 37.3, up from the statewide median age of 35.1. Linguistically, 11.6% of the county spoke Spanish as their household language, followed by Asian and Pacific Islander languages. Altogether 29.7% of Collin County spoke a language other than

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

at home, contributed in part by its large foreign-born population which made up 22% of the population according to 2019 estimates from the

American Community Survey The American Community Survey (ACS) is a demographics survey program conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census, such as ancestry, citizenship, educati ...

. The

median income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways o ...

for a household in the county as of 2019 was $96,134, up from $70,835 in 2000. Families had a median household income of $113,471, married-couple families $127,575, and non-family households $53,986. An estimated 6.3% of Collin County's residents lived at or below the poverty line from 2014 to 2019. In 2000, about 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, including 5.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those aged 65 and older. Of its residential properties, the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $354,100 in 2019, with a total of 8% of owner-occupied housing units ranging from less than $100,000 up to $200,000. In 2007, Collin County was ranked No. 21 for high property taxes in the U.S. as percentage of the homes' value on owner-occupied housing. It also tanked in the top 100 for amount of property taxes paid and for percentage of taxes of income. Part is this is due to the Robin Hood plan school financing system in Texas.

Race and ethnicity

''Note: the U.S. Census Bureau treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' At the 2000 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 81.39%

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, 4.79% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.92% Asian, 0.05%

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, 4.26% from other races, and 2.11% from

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; 10.27% of the population were

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of any race. In 2019, the

estimated its

non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic whites or Non-Latino whites are Americans who are classified as "white", and are not of Hispanic (also known as "Latino") heritage. The United States Census Bureau defines ''white'' to include European Americans, Middle Eastern Am ...

population now represented 55%, reflecting a national demographic trend of diversification. The Black or African American population grew to 10%, Asian Americans made up 16% of the population, and Hispanic or Latino Americans increased to 16% of the total population in 2019; multiracial Americans made up an estimated 2% of the county population. The largest European ancestry groups from 2014 to 2019 were

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English Americans English Americans (historically known as Anglo-Americans) are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. In the 2020 American Community Survey, 25.21 million self-identified as being of English origin. The term is disti ...

, and Irish and

Italian Americans Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, ...

. By the publication of the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of Collin County was 50.96% non-Hispanic white, 10.16% Black or African American, 0.36% American Indian or Alaska Native, 17.70% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.46% some other race, 4.41% multiracial, and 15.89% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

Religion

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global popula ...

has historically been the predominant religious affiliation among the county's residents as part of the

Bible Belt The Bible Belt is a region of the Southern United States in which socially conservative Protestant Christianity plays a strong role in society and politics, and church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's a ...

. According to the 2020

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study, non-Christian religions are present and have been growing, largely due to migration into the county; among the non-Christian population, 3% were

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

, 2%

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

and 2%

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

. Overall among its Christian population,

Baptists Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul com ...

, Methodists,

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and non- or inter-denominational Christians have been prominent.

Government, courts, and politics

Government

Collin County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court. The court is chaired by a

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(equivalent to a

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in other states) who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.

County Commissioners

County officials

Politics

Since the 1960s, Collin County has consistently supported Republican candidates in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was

Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

in 1964. No Democrat has represented any part of Collin County in the

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since 1994. In 2020, Collin County had become a political

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State Board of Education member

Texas State Representatives

Texas State Senators

United States House of Representatives

Education

K-12 education

The following school districts lie entirely within Collin County: * Allen Independent School District * Anna Independent School District * Farmersville Independent School District *

Lovejoy Independent School District Lovejoy Independent School District (ISD) is a public school district in central Collin County, Texas, United States. The district's administration building is located at 259 Country Club Road in Allen. Located north of Dallas, the distric ...

Colleges and universities

Collin College opened its first campus on Highway 380 in McKinney in 1985. The college has grown to seven campuses/locations—two in McKinney and two in Plano and as well as Frisco, Allen, Rockwall, Wylie, Farmersville, and Celina. Collin College's official service area includes all of Collin County.

Dallas Baptist University Dallas Baptist University (DBU) is a Christian liberal arts university in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1898 as Decatur Baptist College, Dallas Baptist University currently operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Hurst. History Dallas Baptist Un ...

also has an extension site in Frisco, DBU Frisco, as well as the University of North Texas's extension side, UNT Frisco. The majority of the

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campus in Richardson, Texas lies within Collin County.

Parks

* Bratonia Park * Myers Park * Parkhill Prairie * Sister Grove Park * Trinity Trail *

Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary A private 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1967, the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is located in McKinney, Texas, United States. With a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary, five miles of hiking trails, about fifty acres of wet ...

Media

Collin County is part of the

media market. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV,

KXAS-TV KXAS-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, United States, broadcasting NBC programming to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongs ...

, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV,

KTXA-TV KTXA (channel 21) is an independent television station in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside Fort Worth–based CBS station KTVT (channel 11). Bo ...

KDFI-TV KDFI (channel 27), branded on-air as Fox 4 More or More 27, is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, broadcasting MyNetworkTV to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations along ...

KDAF-TV KDAF (channel 33) is a television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with programming from The CW. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group (based in nearb ...

, and

KFWD-TV KFWD, virtual channel 52 (VHF digital channel 9), is a ShopHQ- affiliated television station licensed to Fort Worth, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by Rye Brook, New York-based WRNN-T ...

. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Collin County come from the Sherman/ Denison market and they include: KTEN-TV and

KXII-TV KXII (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Sherman, Texas, United States, serving the Sherman, Texas–Ada, Oklahoma market as an affiliate of CBS, MyNetworkTV, and Fox. Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios on ...

. Newspapers in the Collin County area include the ''

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'', ''Celina Record'', ''Farmersville Times'', ''Frisco Enterprise'', '' McKinney Courier-Gazette'', and the ''Plano Star-Courier''. Nearby publications ''

The Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the ''Galvesto ...

'' and the ''

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'' also provide news coverage of cities in the county.

Notable people

(1766-1861) Politician, businessman, and co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence *

Griff Barnett Griff Barnett (born Manley Griffith, November 12, 1884 – January 12, 1958) was an American actor.(17 January 1958) ''The New York Times'' Barnett was born in Blue Ridge, Texas in 1884. In the early 20th century, Barnett was a member of the ...

(1884-1958) Actor born in Blue Ridge * Josh Blaylock (Born 1990) Actor and photographer born in Plano * Samuel Bogart (1797-1861) * Casey Dick (Born 1986) Football player born in Lucas * Russell E. Dickenson (1923-2008) Park ranger born in Melissa * Julie Doyle (Born 1996) Soccer player for Sky Blue FC (

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) born in Fairview *

Devin Duvernay Devin Duvernay (born September 12, 1997) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was drafted by the Ravens in the th ...

(Born 1997) Football player for

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born in Sachse *

King Fisher John King Fisher (October 1853 – March 11, 1884) was a gunslinger from the U.S. state of Texas during the heyday of the American Old West. Early life and education Fisher was born during October 1853 in Collin County, north of Dallas, T ...

(1853-1884) Texas rancher and gunfighter born in Collin County * James R. Gough (1860-1916) Texas State Senator born in Collin County * Frank Shelby Groner (1877-1943) Lawyer, pastor, and educator born near Weston *

Aubrey Otis Hampton Aubrey Otis Hampton (September 10, 1900 in Copeville, Texas – July 17, 1955 in Weare, New Hampshire) was an American radiologist remembered for describing Hampton's hump and Hampton's line. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1925, ...

(1900-1955) Radiologist born in Copeville * Warren Glenn Harding Sr. (1921-2005) Texas State Treasurer born in Princeton *

Jimmie C. Holland Jimmie Coker Holland (April 9, 1928 – December 24, 2017) was a founder of the field of psycho-oncology.National Library of Medicine, Changing the Face of MedicineDr. Jimmie C. HollandPage accessed March 28, 2016 In 1977, she worked with two ...

(1928-2017) Founder of the field of psycho-oncology, born in Nevada *

Sam Johnson Samuel Robert Johnson (October 11, 1930May 27, 2020) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting ...

(1930-2020) Politician who represented Collin County and Texas's 3rd District in US House of Representatives * Kyler Murray (Born 1997) Football player for

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play th ...

from Allen *

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, Football player born in Lucas * Jason Ralph (Born 1986), Actor born in McKinney * James W. Throckmorton (1825-1894) 12th Governor of Texas, lived and is buried in McKinney

References

External links

Collin County government's website

1846 Plat of Buckner
the first county seat of Collin County, from the Collin County Historical Society, hosted by th
Portal to Texas History

Life in Collin County

Collin County in ''Handbook of Texas Online''
at the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

Collin Chronicles
hosted by th
Portal to Texas History

Texas State Election History
* {{Coord, 33.18, -96.58, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-TX_source:UScensus1990 1846 establishments in Texas Populated places established in 1846 Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex counties