Collin County, Texas

Collin County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 United States Census, the county's population was 782,341,[1] making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas and the 45th-largest county by population in the United States. Per the American Community Survey's estimates, its population reached 1,034,730 in 2019.[2] Its county seat is McKinney.[3] Collin County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area. A small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county.

Collin County
County
Collin County
The Collin County Courthouse in McKinney
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°11′N 96°35′W
Country United States
State Texas
Founded1846
Named forCollin McKinney
SeatMcKinney
Largest cityPlano
Area
 • Total886 sq mi (2,290 km2)
 • Land841 sq mi (2,180 km2)
 • Water45 sq mi (120 km2)  5.1%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total782,341
 • Estimate 
(2019)
1,034,730
 • Density1,153/sq mi (445/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts3rd, 4th, 32nd
Websitewww.collincountytx.gov

History

Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney[4] (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.[5]

Lakes

Major highways

Neighboring counties

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
18501,950—
18609,264375.1%
187014,01351.3%
188025,98385.4%
189036,73641.4%
190050,08736.3%
191049,021−2.1%
192049,6091.2%
193046,180−6.9%
194047,1902.2%
195041,692−11.7%
196041,247−1.1%
197066,92062.2%
1980144,576116.0%
1990264,03682.6%
2000491,67586.2%
2010782,34159.1%
2019 (est.)1,034,730[6]32.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850–2010[8] 2010–2019[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%).[9]

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, 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[10] 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.[11]

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).[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15]

County Commissioners[16]
Office Name Party
  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[16]
Office Name Party
  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

Collin County is 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. 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 only gave John McCain 62 percent in 2008. Mitt Romney took 64 percent in 2012, but Donald Trump only got 55.2 percent in 2016, the lowest showing for a Republican in the county since 1968. Factors causing this shift include an influx of Democrat-voting younger professionals and families from Democrat-dominated states such as California, as well as a more diverse population (with increasing numbers of African-Americans along with recent immigrants and their children).

In spite of this shift, Republicans still control every countywide office and all of the overlapping seats in the State Legislature. Congressman Colin Allred, who represents its southern edge as part of the 32nd congressional district, is the only Democrat elected above the municipal level in any part of the county.

The county is considered a bellwether polity.[17]

Despite a Republican advantage, Collin continues to trend leftward, as Joe Biden managed 47.0% (to Donald Trump's 51.4%) in the 2020 presidential election, the best result for a losing Democrat since 1928 and the closest race since 1968. 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.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[18]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 51.4% 252,318 47.0% 230,945 1.5% 7,593
2016 55.2% 201,014 38.6% 140,624 6.3% 22,792
2012 64.9% 196,888 33.4% 101,415 1.7% 5,264
2008 62.2% 184,897 36.7% 109,047 1.2% 3,513
2004 71.2% 174,435 28.1% 68,935 0.7% 1,784
2000 73.1% 128,179 24.5% 42,884 2.5% 4,357
1996 63.0% 83,750 28.5% 37,854 8.5% 11,321
1992 47.0% 60,514 19.0% 24,508 34.0% 43,811
1988 74.3% 67,776 25.1% 22,934 0.6% 520
1984 81.6% 61,095 18.2% 13,604 0.2% 139
1980 67.9% 36,559 28.2% 15,187 3.9% 2,115
1976 60.0% 21,608 39.0% 14,039 1.0% 353
1972 78.0% 17,667 21.1% 4,783 0.8% 187
1968 39.9% 6,494 36.4% 5,918 23.7% 3,850
1964 29.9% 3,341 70.0% 7,833 0.2% 19
1960 42.2% 3,865 57.1% 5,229 0.7% 64
1956 41.8% 3,823 57.8% 5,280 0.4% 34
1952 40.6% 4,037 59.4% 5,906 0.1% 7
1948 15.9% 1,155 76.1% 5,516 8.0% 579
1944 11.7% 974 78.8% 6,574 9.5% 796
1940 12.2% 1,028 87.7% 7,373 0.1% 11
1936 8.6% 531 91.3% 5,669 0.2% 10
1932 8.8% 589 90.5% 6,059 0.8% 50
1928 50.6% 3,476 49.1% 3,377 0.3% 23
1924 21.2% 1,981 77.0% 7,215 1.8% 169
1920 23.2% 1,338 70.0% 4,045 6.8% 395
1916 12.0% 594 83.9% 4,141 4.0% 198
1912 9.1% 342 84.6% 3,187 6.3% 239

State Board of Education member[19]
District Name Party
  District 12 Pam Little Republican

Texas State Representatives[19]
District Name Party Residence
  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
  District 8 Angela Paxton Republican N/A
  District 30 Drew Springer Republican N/A

United States House of Representatives[19]
District Name Party Residence
  Texas's 3rd congressional district Van Taylor Republican Plano
  Texas's 4th congressional district Pat Fallon Republican
  Texas's 32nd congressional district Colin Allred Democrat Dallas

Education

K-12 education

The following school districts lie entirely within Collin County:

The following districts lie partly within the county:

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

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
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