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Collin County, Texas | |||
The Collin County Courthouse in McKinney
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Founded | 1846 | ||
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Named for | Collin McKinney | ||
Seat | McKinney | ||
Largest city | Plano | ||
Area - Total - Land - Water |
886 sq mi (2,295 km²) 841 sq mi (2,178 km²) 45 sq mi (117 km²), 5.1% | ||
PopulationEst. - (2020) - Density |
1,265/sq mi (488/km²) | ||
Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th, 32nd | ||
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||
Website | https://www.collincountytx.gov/ |
Collin County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. As of the 2020 United States Census, 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.[1] Its county seat is McKinney.[2]
History[]
Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney[3] (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 U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 886 square miles (2,290 km2), of which 841 square miles (2,180 km2) is land and 45 square miles (120 km2) (5.1%) is covered by water.[4]
Lakes[]
- Lavon Lake
Major highways[]
Neighboring counties[]
- Grayson County (north)
- Fannin County (northeast)
- Hunt County (east)
- Rockwall County (southeast)
- Dallas County (south)
- Denton County (west)
Demographics[]
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1850 | 1,950 | ||
1860 | 9,264 | 375.1% | |
1870 | 14,013 | 51.3% | |
1880 | 25,983 | 85.4% | |
1890 | 36,736 | 41.4% | |
1900 | 50,087 | 36.3% | |
1910 | 49,021 | −2.1% | |
1920 | 49,609 | 1.2% | |
1930 | 46,180 | −6.9% | |
1940 | 47,190 | 2.2% | |
1950 | 41,692 | −11.7% | |
1960 | 41,247 | −1.1% | |
1970 | 66,920 | 62.2% | |
1980 | 144,576 | 116.0% | |
1990 | 264,036 | 82.6% | |
2000 | 491,675 | 86.2% | |
2010 | 782,341 | 59.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850–2010[6] 2010–2019[7] |
2020 Census[]
As of the 2020 United States Census, there are 1,064,465 people living in the County. The county's population grew by 36.1% from the 2010 Census, making it one of the fastest-growing counties in the country.[1]
2018 Texas Population Estimate Program[]
As of the 2018 Texas Population Estimate Program, the population of the county was 1,018,952. The racial makeup of the county was as follows: non-Hispanic whites 575,374 (56.47%), African Americans 97,396 (9.56%), Other non-Hispanic 176,377 (17.31%), & Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) 154,772 (15.19%).[8]
2010 Census[]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 782,341 people.
According to U.S. Census figures released in 2006, the racial makeup of the county was as follows: 77.21% White, 7.26% African American, 10.02% Asian, 0.45% Native American, 5.06% of other or mixed race. 12.8% Hispanic of any race.
2000 Census[]
As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 580 people per square mile (224/km2). There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 230 per square mile (89/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 81.39% White, 4.79% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. 10.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 181,970 households, out of which 40.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18. As of the 2010 census, there were about 4.4 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.[10]
In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.70% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 37.90% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 5.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $70,835, and the median income for a family was $81,856 (these figures had risen to $77,671 and $91,881 respectively as of a 2007 estimate).[11] Males had a median income of $57,392 versus $36,604 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,345. About 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over. Based on median household income, as of 2006, Collin County is the second richest county in Texas after Fort Bend, and is considered one of the wealthiest counties in the United States.
However, like other Texas counties, Collin County has one of the nation's highest property tax rates. In 2007, it was #21 for property taxes as percentage of the homes value on owner occupied housing.[12] It also ranked in the Top 100 for amount of property taxes paid and for percentage of taxes of income. Part of this is due to the Robin Hood plan school financing system in Texas.[13]
Government, courts, and politics[]
Government[]
Collin County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court. The court is chaired by a county judge (equivalent to a county executive in other states) who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.[14]
County Commissioners[15][]
Office | Name | Party | |
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County Judge | Chris Hill | Republican | |
Commissioner, Precinct 1 | Susan Fletcher | Republican | |
Commissioner, Precinct 2 | Cheryl Williams | Republican | |
Commissioner, Precinct 3 | Darrell Hale | Republican | |
Commissioner, Precinct 4 | Duncan Webb | Republican |
County Officials[15][]
Office | Name | Party | |
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County Clerk | Stacey Kemp | Republican | |
Criminal District Attorney | Greg Willis | Republican | |
District Clerk | Lynne Finley | Republican | |
Sheriff | Jim Skinner | Republican | |
Tax Assessor-Collector | Kenneth Maun | Republican |
Politics[]
From the 1960s through the early 2000s, Collin County was a Republican stronghold in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Two factors caused Collin to swing hard to the Republican Party in the 1960s and 1970s: the party realignment brought about by the civil rights movement, and the expansion of the Dallas suburbs into Collin County. No Democrat has represented any part of Collin County in the Texas Legislature since 1994.[16]
However, since the early 2000s, Collin County has been slowly moving towards the Democratic Party, particularly in Plano and Frisco. After giving George W. Bush over 70 percent in his two runs for president, it gave John McCain only 62 percent in 2008. Mitt Romney took 64 percent in 2012, but Donald Trump got only 55.2 percent in 2016. In 2020, Trump's support dwindled further, to 51.2 percent, the worst showing for a Republican in the county since 1968. At the same time, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win 40 percent of the county's vote since Johnson, and the first non-Texan to do so since John F. Kennedy.
The county is considered a bellwether polity.[17] Factors causing this shift include an influx of Democratic-voting younger professionals and families from states such as California, as well as a more diverse population (with increasing numbers of African-Americans along with recent immigrants and their children). Many other suburban Texas counties, including its immediate neighbors in Denton County and Tarrant County as well as those around Houston and Austin, showed similar swings since 2016.
In spite of this shift, Republicans still control every countywide office and all of the county's seats in the State Legislature. Congressman Colin Allred, who represents its southern edge as part of the 32nd congressional district, is the only elected Democrat representing any part of the county above the municipal level.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 252,318 | 51.26% | 230,945 | 46.92% | 8,953 | 1.82% |
2016 | 201,014 | 55.16% | 140,624 | 38.59% | 22,792 | 6.25% |
2012 | 196,888 | 64.86% | 101,415 | 33.41% | 5,264 | 1.73% |
2008 | 184,897 | 62.16% | 109,047 | 36.66% | 3,513 | 1.18% |
2004 | 174,435 | 71.15% | 68,935 | 28.12% | 1,784 | 0.73% |
2000 | 128,179 | 73.07% | 42,884 | 24.45% | 4,357 | 2.48% |
1996 | 83,750 | 63.01% | 37,854 | 28.48% | 11,321 | 8.52% |
1992 | 60,514 | 46.97% | 24,508 | 19.02% | 43,811 | 34.01% |
1988 | 67,776 | 74.29% | 22,934 | 25.14% | 520 | 0.57% |
1984 | 61,095 | 81.64% | 13,604 | 18.18% | 139 | 0.19% |
1980 | 36,559 | 67.88% | 15,187 | 28.20% | 2,115 | 3.93% |
1976 | 21,608 | 60.02% | 14,039 | 39.00% | 353 | 0.98% |
1972 | 17,667 | 78.04% | 4,783 | 21.13% | 187 | 0.83% |
1968 | 6,494 | 39.93% | 5,918 | 36.39% | 3,850 | 23.67% |
1964 | 3,341 | 29.85% | 7,833 | 69.98% | 19 | 0.17% |
1960 | 3,865 | 42.20% | 5,229 | 57.10% | 64 | 0.70% |
1956 | 3,823 | 41.84% | 5,280 | 57.79% | 34 | 0.37% |
1952 | 4,037 | 40.57% | 5,906 | 59.36% | 7 | 0.07% |
1948 | 1,155 | 15.93% | 5,516 | 76.08% | 579 | 7.99% |
1944 | 974 | 11.67% | 6,574 | 78.79% | 796 | 9.54% |
1940 | 1,028 | 12.22% | 7,373 | 87.65% | 11 | 0.13% |
1936 | 531 | 8.55% | 5,669 | 91.29% | 10 | 0.16% |
1932 | 589 | 8.79% | 6,059 | 90.46% | 50 | 0.75% |
1928 | 3,476 | 50.55% | 3,377 | 49.11% | 23 | 0.33% |
1924 | 1,981 | 21.15% | 7,215 | 77.04% | 169 | 1.80% |
1920 | 1,338 | 23.16% | 4,045 | 70.01% | 395 | 6.84% |
1916 | 594 | 12.04% | 4,141 | 83.94% | 198 | 4.01% |
1912 | 342 | 9.08% | 3,187 | 84.58% | 239 | 6.34% |
State Board of Education member[19][]
District | Name | Party | |
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District 12 | Pam Little | Republican |
Texas State Representatives[19][]
District | Name | Party | Residence | |
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District 33 | Justin Holland | Republican | Heath | |
District 66 | Matt Shaheen | Republican | Plano | |
District 67 | Jeff Leach | Republican | Plano | |
District 70 | Scott Sanford | Republican | McKinney | |
District 89 | Candy Noble | Republican | Lucas |
Texas State Senators[19][]
District | Name | Party | Residence | |
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District 8 | Angela Paxton | Republican | N/A | |
District 30 | Drew Springer | Republican | N/A |
United States House of Representatives[19][]
District | Name | Party | Residence | |
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Texas's 3rd congressional district | Van Taylor | Republican | Plano | |
Texas's 4th congressional district | Pat Fallon | Republican | Sherman | |
Texas's 32nd congressional district | Colin Allred | Democrat | Dallas |
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
- McKinney Independent School District
- Melissa Independent School District
- Plano Independent School District
- Princeton Independent School District
- Wylie Independent School District
The following districts lie partly within the county:
- Bland Independent School District (very small part only)
- Blue Ridge Independent School District
- Celina Independent School District
- Community Independent School District
- Frisco Independent School District
- Leonard Independent School District (very small part only)
- Prosper Independent School District
- Royse City Independent School District
- Trenton Independent School District (very small part only)
- Van Alstyne Independent School District (very small part only)
- Whitewright Independent School District (very small part only)
In the 1990s Plano ISD received many non-Hispanic white families leaving urban areas. From circa 1997 and 2015 the number of non-Hispanic white children in K-12 schools in the county increased by 40,000 as part of a trend of white flight and suburbanization by non-Hispanic white families; however the same number of Plano ISD in particular decreased by 10,000 in that period.[20]
Colleges and universities[]
Collin College[21] 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 and Rockwall. Dallas Baptist University[22] also has an extension site in Frisco, DBU Frisco. The majority of the University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas lies within Collin County.[23]
Parks[]
Collin County Parks and Open Spaces
- Bratonia Park
- Myers Park
- Parkhill Prairie
- Sister Grove Park
- Trinity Trail
- Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary
Media[]
Collin County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth DMA. Local media outlets are: KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Collin County come from the Sherman/Denison market and they include: KTEN-TV and KXII-TV.
Newspapers in the Collin County area include the Allen American, Celina Record, Frisco Enterprise, McKinney Courier-Gazette, and the Plano Star-Courier. Nearby publications The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram also provide news coverage of cities in the county.
Communities[]
Cities (multiple counties)[]
- Carrollton (mostly in Dallas and Denton counties)
- Celina (small part in Denton County)
- Dallas (mostly in Dallas County with small parts in Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall and Collin counties)
- Frisco (partly in Denton County)
- Garland (mostly in Dallas County and a small part in Rockwall County)
- Josephine (small part in Hunt County)
- Plano (small part in Denton County)
- Prosper (partly in Denton County)
- Richardson (mostly in Dallas County)
- Royse City (mostly in Rockwall County and partly Hunt County)
- Sachse (mostly in Dallas County)
- Van Alstyne (mostly in Grayson County)
- Wylie (small parts in Rockwall and Dallas counties)
Cities[]
- Allen
- Anna
- Blue Ridge
- Celina
- Farmersville
- Lavon
- Lowry Crossing
- Lucas
- McKinney (County Seat)
- Melissa
- Murphy
- Nevada
- Parker
- Princeton
- Weston
Towns[]
- Fairview
- Hebron (mostly in Denton County)
- New Hope
- St. Paul
Census-designated places[]
- Seis Lagos
- Westminster
Other unincorporated communities[]
- Altoga
- Arnold
- Beverly Hill
- Bloomdale
- Branch
- Buckner
- Chambersville
- Chambliss
- Clear Lake
- Climax
- Collin
- Copeville
- Cowley
- Culleoka
- Deep Water Point Estates
- Desert
- Fayburg
- Forest Grove
- Frognot
- Kelly
- Lavon Beach Estates
- Lavon Shores Estates
- Little Ridge
- Marilee
- Milligan
- Millwood
- New Mesquite
- Pebble Beach Sunset Acres
- Pecan Grove
- Pike
- Rhea Mills
- Rockhill
- Roland
- Sedalia
- Snow Hill
- Trinity Park
- Valdasta
- Verona
- Walnut Grove
- Wetsel
- Winningkoff
- Yucote Acres
Historical communities[]
- Lebanon
- Lolaville
- Renner
- Shepton
Ghost towns[]
- Biggers
- Nickelville
- Parris
Notable people[]
- The Texas rancher and gunfighter King Fisher was born in Collin County in 1854.
- Frank Shelby Groner (1877-1943) Lawyer, pastor, and educator.
See also[]
- List of museums in North Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Collin County
References[]
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "2020 Population and Housing State Data" (in EN-US). https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off.. p. 87. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html.
- ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48085.html.
- ^ "Estimates of the Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity for State and Counties For July 1, 2018 For State Of Texas". 2019-07-01. https://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/TPEPP/Estimates/2018/2018_ASRE_Estimate_alldata.pdf.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
- ^ Leonhardt, David; Quealy, Kevin (June 26, 2015), "Where Same-Sex Couples Live", The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html, retrieved July 6, 2015
- ^ Collin County, Texas - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Tax Foundation". http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/1888.html.
- ^ Postrel, Virginia (2004-10-07). "A Public Policy Failure". The New York Times. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5DB173BF934A35753C1A9629C8B63.
- ^ "Commissioners Court" (in en). http://www.collincountytx.gov/commissioners_court/Pages/default.aspx.
- ^ a b "Government" (in en). http://www.collincountytx.gov/government/Pages/elected_officials.aspx.
- ^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Texas Legislators: Past & Present". https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/lrlhome.cfm;jsessionid=5D83D6C58F6CF3D5F474EB855FD1FA0D.cfusion?CFID=57210888&CFTOKEN=76134979.
- ^ David Wasserman (October 6, 2020), "The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble", Nytimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/biden-trump-bellwether-counties-.html
- ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
- ^ a b c d "Texas Redistricting". http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/redist/districts/districts.html.
- ^ Nicholson, Eric (2016-05-03). "In Dallas, White Flight Never Ends". Dallas Observer. https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-dallas-white-flight-never-ends-8265092.
- ^ "Homepage - Collin College". http://www.collin.edu/.
- ^ "DBU Off-Campus Sites | Dallas Baptist University". http://www.dbu.edu/frisco.
- ^ "Archived copy". http://www.cor.net/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=426.
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 the Portal to Texas History
- Life in Collin County
- Collin County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas
- Collin Chronicles hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- Texas State Election History
- Collin County, Texas at Curlie
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Counties | Collin | Dallas | Denton | Ellis | Henderson | Hunt | Johnson | Kaufman | Parker | Rockwall | Tarrant | Wise |
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over 500 | Dallas† | Fort Worth† |
200 - 500 | Arlington | Garland | Irving | Plano |
100 - 200 | Carrollton | Denton† | Grand Prairie | McKinney† | Mesquite |
50 - 100 | Allen | Euless | Flower Mound | Frisco | Lewisville | Mansfield | North Richland Hills | Richardson |
10 - 50 | Addison | Athens† | Azle | Balch Springs | Bedford | Benbrook | Burleson | Cedar Hill | Cleburne† | Colleyville | Coppell | Corinth | DeSoto | Duncanville | Ennis | Farmers Branch | Forest Hill | Grapevine | Greenville† | Haltom City | Highland Village | Hurst | Keller | Lancaster | Little Elm | Rockwall† | Rowlett | Sachse | Saginaw | Seagoville | Southlake | Terrell | The Colony | University Park | Watauga | Waxahachie† | Weatherford† | White Settlement | Wylie |
under 10 | Argyle | Blue Mound | Cockrell Hill | Combine | Crowley | Dalworthington Gardens | Decatur† | Edgecliff Village | Everman | Glenn Heights | Highland Park | Hutchins | Kaufman† | Kennedale | Lake Worth | Lakeside | Newark | Ovilla | Pantego | Pelican Bay | Richland Hills | River Oaks | Sansom Park | Sunnyvale | Westover Hills | Westworth Village | Willow Park | Wilmer |
↑ thousands of people† - County Seat. A full list of cities under 10,000 is available here. |
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