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Collin County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. A small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county.

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 {{convert|886|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|841|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|45|sqmi}} (5.1%) is covered by water.^[4]

Lakes

Major highways

Neighbouring counties

Demographics

2015 Texas Population Estimate Program

As of the 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program, the population of the county was 923,201, non-Hispanic whites 535,165 (57.9%). Black Americans 84,858 (9.2%). Other non-Hispanic 146,109 (15.8%). Hispanics and Latinos (of any race) 157,069 (17.0%).^[8]

2010 Census

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, Collin - like other Texas counties - 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 consists of the county judge (the chairperson of the Court), who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.^[14]

County Commissioners^[15]

County Officials^[15]

Constables^[15]

Justices of the Peace^[15]

Courts

County Courts at Law^[15]

County Probate Court^[15]

District Courts^[15]

Politics

Collin County is a Republican stronghold in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The factors caused Collin to swing hard to the Republican Party in the 1960s and 1970s: and the expansion of the Dallas suburbs into Collin County.

State Board of Education member^[17]

Texas State Representatives^[17]

Texas State Senators^[17]

United States Representatives^[17]

Education

Colleges and universities

Parks

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)

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Other unincorporated communities

Historical communities

Ghost towns

Notable people

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48085.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 9, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA87 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | page=87}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 21, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}
5. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml#|title=American FactFinder|accessdate=March 23, 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 21, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|accessdate=April 21, 2015}}
8. ^{{citation |title=Estimates of the Population by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity for July 1, 2015 for State of Texas|date=July 15, 2015|accessdate=June 8, 2017|url=http://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/TPEPP/Estimates/2015/2015_ASRE_Estimate_alldata.pdf}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
10. ^{{citation |title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|date=June 26, 2015|accessdate=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Leonhardt|first1=David|last2=Quealy|first2=Kevin}}
11. ^Collin County, Texas - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/1888.html|title=Tax Foundation|website=Tax Foundation}}
13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5DB173BF934A35753C1A9629C8B63|title=A Public Policy Failure|first=Virginia|last=Postrel|publisher=|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2004-10-07}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collincountytx.gov/commissioners_court/Pages/default.aspx|title=Commissioners Court|website=www.collincountytx.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-11-03}}
15. ^¹²³⁴⁵⁶{{cite web|url=http://www.collincountytx.gov/government/Pages/elected_officials.aspx|title=Government|website=www.collincountytx.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-12-04}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-07-20}}
17. ^¹²³{{cite web|url=http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/redist/districts/districts.html|title=Texas Redistricting|website=www.tlc.state.tx.us|access-date=2017-11-03}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collin.edu/|title=Homepage - Collin College|website=www.collin.edu}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dbu.edu/frisco|title=DBU website|publisher=}}
20. ^ {{Dead link|date=October 2018}}