Collin County, Texas
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Template:Infobox U.S. County Collin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 491,675. Its county seat is McKinney6. This county is part of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex and lies just north of Dallas County.
The primary cities in this fast growing county are McKinney, Plano, Allen, Frisco, and a small part of Dallas. Collin County, and its county seat of McKinney, are named after Collin McKinney, one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,294 km² (886 mi²). 2,195 km² (848 mi²) of it is land and 99 km² (38 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.32% water.
Adjacent counties
- Grayson County (north)
- Fannin County (northeast)
- Hunt County (east)
- Rockwall County (southeast)
- Dallas County (south)
- Denton County (west)
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 491,675 people, 181,970 households, and 132,292 families residing in the county. The population density was 224/km² (580/mi²). There were 194,892 housing units at an average density of 89/km² (230/mi²). 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.
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. Males had a median income of $57,392 versus $36,604 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,345. 4.90% of the population and 3.30% of families were below the poverty line. 5.10% of those under the age of 18 and 7.10% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Collin County is the richest county in Texas, which should come of no surprise considering the number of wealthy neighborhoods in the county including: Willow Bend, Stonebriar, Whiffletree, Stonebridge Ranch, as well as the communities of Parker and Prosper.
Cities and towns
† City extends into an adjacent county.
External links
- Collin County government’s website
- Collin County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas
- Collin Chronicles hosted by the Portal to Texas History
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