Collinsville is a town in

Grayson County, Texas Grayson County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 135,543. The county seat is Sherman, Texas, Sherman. The county was founded in 1846 and is named ...

, United States. Its population was 1,866 at the 2020 census, up from 1,624 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison metropolitan statistical area. Collinsville is located on U.S. Route 377, south of Whitesboro.

History

In 1904, Collinsville Academy was built. The school had two stories and six rooms, and could accommodate about 400 students. The school was rebuilt in 1941 with the intention being to help the citizens of Collinsville retain jobs during the Depression, according to the older citizens of the community. A 20-room school was built to replace it, and continues to be used as an elementary school. A high school and junior high were built in 1995.The Collinsville School Didn't Burn. 2016. in person.

Geography

Collinsville is located in southwestern Grayson County. US 377 passes through the west side of the town, leading north to Whitesboro and south to Pilot Point.

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, the Grayson County seat, is to the northeast. According to the

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, Collinsville has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,866 people, 661 households, and 479 families residing in the town.

Education

The town is served by the Collinsville Independent School District and is home to the

Collinsville High School Collinsville High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school in the Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 in Illinois. In 2011, Collinsville High School had an enrollment of 1,985 students. Academics In 2015, 85% of the senior cla ...

Pirates.

Notable people

* Bill Denton, gymnast who won silver at the 1932 Olympics * William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, ninth

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Collinsville Chamber of Commerce
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