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Plano may refer to: Native Americans * Plano cultures, the Late Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherer societies of the Great Plains of North America ** Plano point, the chipped stone tools of the Plano cultures Places in the United States * Plano, Illinois ** Plano (Amtrak station), train station in Plano, Illinois * Plano, Indiana * Plano, Iowa * Plano, Missouri * Plano, Ohio * Plano, Texas Education in the United States * Plano High School (Illinois), a high school in Plano, Illinois * Plano Senior High School, a senior high school in Plano, Texas * Plano Independent School District, the school district serving Plano, Texas, and surrounding cities * University of Plano, a former liberal arts college in Plano, Texas People * Óscar Plano (born 1991), Spanish footballer Other uses * Plano, California, fictitious home town near San Jose, of the protagonist of Donna Tartt's novel ''The Secret History ''The Secret History'' is the first novel by the American author Donna Tartt, publ ...
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Plano Cultures
The Plano cultures is a name given by archaeologists to a group of disparate hunter-gatherer communities that occupied the Great Plains area of North America during the Paleo-Indian or Archaic period (North America), Archaic period. Distinguishing characteristics The Plano cultures are characterised by a range of unfluted projectile point tools collectively called Plano points and like the Folsom tradition, Folsom people generally hunted ''Bison antiquus'', but made even greater use of techniques to force stampedes off of a cliff or into a constructed corral. Their diets also included pronghorn, elk, deer, raccoon, and coyote. To better manage their food supply, they preserved meat in berries and animal fat and stored it in containers made of hides. History The Plano cultures existed in the North American Arctic during the Paleo-Indian or Archaic period in the Americas, Archaic period between 9000 BCE and 6000 BCE. The Plano cultures originated in the plains, but extended far beyo ...
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Plano Point
In archaeology, Plano points are flaked stone projectile points and tools created by the various Plano cultures of the North American Great Plains between 9000 BC and 6000 BC for hunting, and possibly to kill other humans. They are bifacially worked and have been divided into numerous sub-groups based on variations in size, shape and function including Alberta point Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...s, Cody points, Frederick points, Eden points and Scottsbluff points. Plano points do not include the hollowing or 'fluting' found in Clovis and Folsom points. See also * Other projectile points References Lithics Archaeological artefact types Projectile points {{US-archaeology-stub ...
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Plano, Illinois
Plano is a city near Aurora in Kendall County, Illinois, United States, with a population of 11,847 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area, being about 55 miles (90 km) from Chicago. The city was home to the Plano Harvester Company in the late 19th century, as well as the Plano Molding Company more recently. In 2011, downtown Plano was used as a set for ''Man of Steel''. History In the early 1860s, the Marsh brothers began producing their Marsh Harvester in Plano. From 1863 to the beginning of the twentieth century the Plano Manufacturing Company, as it became known, provided the foundation for Plano's development. Because of this, Plano High School has adopted the ''reaper'' as its mascot. Plano was the one-time headquarters for the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Joseph Smith III, son of slain LDS movement founder Joseph Smith Jr., moved to Plano in 1866 and ran the church's printing operation from there. As ...
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Plano (Amtrak Station)
Plano station, also known as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot is an Amtrak intercity train station in Plano, Illinois, United States. The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993. Currently, four Amtrak trains stop at Plano per day. These serves are the '' Illinois Zephyr'' and the '' Carl Sandburg''. The ''Illinois Zephyr'' stops in the morning (to Chicago Union Station) and in the evening (to Quincy). The ''Carl Sandburg'' stops in the morning (to Quincy) and the evening (to Chicago). The ''Southwest Chief'' and ''California Zephyr'' pass through the station but do not stop. Metra has explored extending the BNSF Line to Sandwich, Illinois in the future, and originally proposed the Plano Amtrak station as one of the stops on the proposed extension. However, the proposed station location was changed to near Little Rock road in Plano's city limits, over 1 mile west of the current station. Architecture The recta ...
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Plano, Indiana
Plano is an unincorporated community in Ashland Township, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s .... History A post office was established at Plano in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. References Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area {{MorganCountyIN-geo-stub ...
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Plano, Iowa
Plano is a city in Appanoose County, Iowa, Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 59 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Plano was incorporated in 1916. A large portion of the early settlers being natives of Plano, Illinois, caused the name to be selected. The town hall building contains a museum that includes models, constructed from painted cereal boxes, of portions of the town as it appeared in the early 20th century. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the United States census, census of 2020, there were 59 people, 25 households, and 16 families residing in the city. The population density was 101.9 inhabitants per square mile (39.4/km2). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 65.7 per square mile (25.3/km2). The Race and ethnicity in the United States census, racial makeup of the city was 88.1% White Americans, White, ...
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Plano, Missouri
Plano is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ... on former U.S. Route 66, now Route 266 (Missouri), Route 266 in Greene County, Missouri, Greene County, Missouri, United States. The community is part of the Springfield, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. A post office called Plano was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1903. The name most likely is a transfer from Plano, Texas. Little remains of the original community. References

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Plano, Ohio
Plano is an unincorporated community in Fayette and Ross counties, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the .... History An early variant name was Dogtown. A post office was established at Plano on the Ross County side in 1892, where it remained in operation until 1903. References Unincorporated communities in Fayette County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ross County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{RossCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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Plano, Texas
Plano ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "flat surface" /'plano/) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County, Texas, Collin County. A small portion of Plano is located in Denton County, Texas, Denton County. Plano is also one of the principal cities of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. With a population of 285,494 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Texas, ninth most-populous city in Texas, and, respectively, the List of United States cities by population, 73rd most populous city in the United States. Plano's economy makes up a significant portion of Economy of Dallas, Dallas' economy, home to many large companies such as Frito-Lay, Frito Lay, JCPenney, Pizza Hut, and other major distributors. It is also home to the headquarters of Toyota Motor North America. Plano has also been named as both one of the fastest growing cities and one of the best places to live in the country. History Sever ...
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Plano High School (Illinois)
Plano High School is a public high school in Plano, Illinois, serving students in grades 9– 12. The school is part of the Plano Community Unit School District #88. This school had an average ACT score of 18.8 in 2013, and had 44 percent of students meeting or exceeding standards on the PSAE. As of the 2011–2012 school year, the school had an enrollment of 619 students and 44.66 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 1:13.86. Plano High school was the filming location of the music video of Lil Skies' and Landon Cube's hit single, " Nowadays", shot and filmed by Cole Bennett. History Due to high population growth rates in Plano, an addition was built in 2007–2008 to alleviate overcrowding. In the fall of 2010, principal William Johnson announced his retirement after serving as principal for seven years. In the spring of 2010, it was announced that Eric M. Benson would take over the position. Plano-Sandwich rivalry The high school ...
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Plano Senior High School
Plano Senior High School (commonly Plano, Plano Senior High, or PSHS) is a public high school, public secondary school in Plano, Texas, serving students in grades eleventh grade, 11–twelfth grade, 12. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Plano is a two-time Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Blue Ribbon School and a Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system, Texas Exemplary School. Students at Plano Senior typically attended one of two feeder high schools: Clark High School (Plano, Texas), Clark or Vines High School, Vines. Founded in 1891 as Plano Public School, serving both primary education, primary and secondary education, secondary students, the school was, by the mid-1910s, sending a majority of its graduating students on to college. Plano High School, created in 1952 by separating the primary students into Mendenhall Elementary School, was immediately accredited by the Sou ...
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Plano Independent School District
Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is an independent school district in southwestern Collin County, Texas, Collin County, Texas, United States, based in Plano, Texas, Plano. PISD is the 18th largest school district in Texas and the 82nd largest in the United States. The school district serves over 50,000students and employs approximately 3,800faculty members spread across 73schools and 2special and 4early education centers. PISD's operating budget was million as of 2021. The district named Sara Bonser as Interim Superintendent in November 2017. On March 6, 2018, Bonser became Superintendent of Plano ISD, becoming the first woman to hold the title of superintendent for the district. She retired in early 2022. Dr. Theresa Williams was voted in as superintendent in early 2022. In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. Plano ISD serves about of land, with of it within the City of Plano. The district also takes students ...
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