Collin County, Texas
Appearance
Collin County | |
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Coordinates: 33°11′N 96°35′W / 33.18°N 96.58°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Founded | 1846 |
Named for | Collin McKinney |
Seat | McKinney |
Largest city | Plano |
Area | |
• Total | 886 sq mi (2,290 km2) |
• Land | 841 sq mi (2,180 km2) |
• Water | 45 sq mi (120 km2) 5.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 1,064,465 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (460/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | www |
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.
History
[change | change source]The county and the county seat are named after Collin McKinney.
Geography
[change | change source]The county has a total area of 886 square miles.
Schools
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Cities
[change | change source]- Anna
- Blue Ridge
- Farmersville
- Frisco (partly in Denton County)
- Lavon
- Lowry Crossing
- Lucas
- McKinney (county seat)
- Melissa
- Murphy
- Nevada
- Parker
- Princeton
- Weston
Towns
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Collin County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2023.