Collin County, Texas
Collin County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2020, 1,064,465 people lived there.[1] The county seat is McKinney.
Collin County, Texas | |
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Location in the state of Texas | |
Texas's location in the U.S. | |
Statistics | |
Founded | 1846 |
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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 |
Population - (2020) - Density |
1,064,465 auto/sq mi (Expression error: Unrecognized word "auto"./km²) |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website: https://www.collincountytx.gov/ | |
Named for: Collin McKinney | |
County flag |
History
The county and the county seat are named after Collin McKinney.
Geography
The county has a total area of 886 square miles.
Schools
These school districts are in 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
Places
Cities
- Anna
- Blue Ridge
- Farmersville
- Frisco (partly in Denton County)
- Lavon
- Lowry Crossing
- Lucas
- McKinney (county seat)
- Melissa
- Murphy
- Nevada
- Parker
- Princeton
- Weston
Towns
Collin County, Texas Media
The Science Learning Center of UT Dallas, primarily located in Collin County.
References
- ↑ "Collin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.