See soorce fer Collin Coonty

{{Infobox U.S. County|
 county  = Collin County|
 state = Texas |
 seal =Seal of Collin County, Texas.svg  |
 founded year =  1846 |
 seat wl = McKinney |
 area_total_sq_mi =886 |
 area_land_sq_mi  =848 |
 area_water_sq_mi =38 |
 area percentage = 4.32% |
 census yr = 2010|
 pop = 782341 |
 density_sq_mi =992.6 |
 ex image = |
 ex image size = 250|
 ex image cap = |
 web = www.co.collin.tx.us |
|}}
'''Collin Coonty''' ({{lang-en|Collin County}}) is a [[suburban]] [[Coonties o the Unitit States|coonty]] locatit in the [[U.S. state]] o [[Texas]]. The coonty haes been experiencin extensive growt in recent years. As o the [[2010 Unitit States Census|2010 census]], its population wis 782,341.<ref>{{cite web|last=United States Census Bureau|title=2010 Census Data|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=22 December 2011|archive-date=2012-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230113955/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its [[coonty seat|seat]] is [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]].{{GR|6}} Baith the coonty an the coonty seat wur namit efter [[Collin McKinney]] (1766 - 1861), ane o the five men who draftit the [[Texas Declaration o Unthirldom]] an the auldest o the 59 men who signed it.

Collin County is pairt o the [[Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex]]. A sma portion o the ceety o [[Dallas]] is locatit in the coonty. Ither important ceeties in the coonty include [[Allen, Texas|Allen]], [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]], [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]], [[Plano, Texas|Plano]], [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]], [[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]], an [[Murphy, Texas|Murphy]].

==Geography==
Accordin tae the [[Unitit States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the coonty haes a tot aurie o {{convert|886|sqmi|1}}, o which {{convert|848|sqmi|1}} is land an {{convert|38|sqmi|1}} (4.32%) is watter.

===Major heich-gates===
{|
|----- valign="top"
|
*[[Image:US 75.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 75 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 75]]
*[[Image:US 380.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 380 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 380]]
*[[Image:Dallas North Tollway.svg|25px]] [[Dallas North Tollway]]
*<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:PGBT.png|25px]] -->[[President George Bush Turnpike]]
|
*[[Image:Texas 5.svg|25px]] [[State Highway 5 (Texas)|State Highway 5]]
*[[Image:Texas 78.svg|25px]] [[State Highway 78 (Texas)|State Highway 78]]
*[[Image:Texas 289.svg|25px]] [[State Highway 289 (Texas)|State Highway 289]]
*[[Image:Texas 121.svg|25px]] [[Image:Toll Texas 121.svg|25px]]‎ [[State Highway 121 (Texas)|State Highway 121 - Sam Rayburn Tollway]]
|}

===Adjacent coonties===
*[[Grayson Coonty, Texas|Grayson Coonty]] (north)
*[[Fannin Coonty, Texas|Fannin Coonty]] (northeast)
*[[Hunt Coonty, Texas|Hunt Coonty]] (east)
*[[Rockwall Coonty, Texas|Rockwall Coonty]] (sootheast)
*[[Dallas Coonty, Texas|Dallas Coonty]] (sooth)
*[[Denton Coonty, Texas|Denton Coonty]] (wast)

==Demographics==
{{USCensusPop
|1850= 1950
|1860= 9264
|1870= 14013
|1880= 25983
|1890= 36736
|1900= 50087
|1910= 49021
|1920= 49609
|1930= 46180
|1940= 47190
|1950= 41692
|1960= 41247
|1970= 66920
|1980= 144576
|1990= 264036
|2000= 491675
|2010= 782341
|footnote=<center>U.S. Decennial Census<ref>[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]</ref><br>Texas Almanac: 1850-2010<ref>
[http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf Texas Almanac: County Population History 1850-2010]</ref>
}}

As o the [[census]]{{GR|2}} o 2000, thare wur 491,675 fowk, 181,970 hoosehaulds, an 132,292 families residin in the coonty. The [[population densitie]] wis 580 fowk per square mile (224/km²). Thare wur 194,892 hoosin units at an average densitie o 230 per square&nbsp;mile (89/km²). The racial makup o the coonty wis 81.39% [[White American|White]], 4.79% [[Race (Unitit States Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.47% [[Race (Unitit States Census)|Native American]], 6.92% [[Race (Unitit States Census)|Asie]], 0.05% [[Race (Unitit States Census)|Paceefic Islander]], 4.26% frae [[Race (United States Census)|ither races]], an 2.11% frae twa or mair races. 10.27% o the population wur [[Race (Unitit States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (Unitit States Census)|Latino]] o ony race.

Accordin tae U.S. Census figurs released in 2006, the racial makup o the coonty wis as follaes: 77.21% [[White American|White]], 7.26% [[African American]], 10.02% [[Asie American|Asie]], 0.45% Native American, 5.06% o ither or mixed race. 12.8% Hispanic o ony race.

Thare wur 181,970 hoosehaulds oot o which 40.60% haed chiler unner the age o 18 livin wi them, 62.10% wur [[Marriage|marriet couples]] livin thegither, 7.50% haed a female hoosehaulder wi nae husband present, an 27.30% wur nan-families. 22.10% o aw hoosehaulds wur made up o individuals and 3.10% haed someane livin alane who wis 65 years o age or aulder. The average hoosehauld size wis 2.68 an the average faimily size wis 3.18.

In the coonty, the population wis spread oot wi 28.70% unner the age o 18, 7.40% frae 18 tae 24, 37.90% frae 25 tae 44, 20.70% frae 45 tae 64, an 5.30% who wur 65 years o age or aulder. The median age wis 33 years. For ivery 100 females thare wur 99.80 males. For ivery 100 females age 18 an ower, thare wur 97.80 males.

The median income for a hoosehauld in the coonty wis $70,835, an the median income for a faimily wis $81,856 (thir figures haed risen tae $77,671 an $91,881 respectively as o a 2007 estimate).<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US47187&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US47%7C05000US47187&_street=&_county=collin&_cityTown=collin&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=050&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Collin County, Texas - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on 2009-05-21.</ref> Males haed a median income o $57,392 versus $36,604 for females. The [[per caipita income]] for the coonty wis $33,345. Aboot 3.30% o faimilies an 4.90% o the population wur belaw the [[poverty line]], includin 5.10% o those unner age 18 an 7.10% o those age 65 or ower. Based on median hoosehauld income, as o 2006, Collin Coonty is the seicont richest coonty in Texas efter [[Fort Bend Coonty, Texas|Fort Bend]], an is considered ane o the walthiest coonties in the Unitit States.

Housomeivver, Collin - lik ither Texas coonties - haes ane o the naition's heichest property tax rates. In 2007, it wis #21 for property taxes as percentage o the hames value on awner occupeed hoosin.<ref>[http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/1888.html http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/1888.html] ''Taxfoundation.org''</ref> It rankit in the Tap 100 for amount o property taxes peyed an for percentage o taxes o income. an aw Pairt o this is due tae the [[Robin Hood plan]] schuil financin seestem in Texas.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5DB173BF934A35753C1A9629C8B63 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E5DB173BF934A35753C1A9629C8B63] ''Query.nytimes.com''</ref>

==Politics==
Collin Coonty is a [[Republican Pairty (Unitit States)|Republican]] stranghauld in [[Preses o the Unitit States|presidential]] an [[Unitit States Congress|congressional]] elections. The last Democrat tae win the coonty wis [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] in [[Unitit States presidential election, 1964|1964]]. As the northren Dallas suburbs spilled intae Collin Coonty in the late 1960s an early 1970s its politics immediately swung tae the Republican Pairty.

In the [[Unitit States Hoose o Representatives|Hoose o Representatives]], the soothwastren pairt o Collin Coonty is representit in [[Texas's 3rd congressional destrict]] an the rest o the coonty is representit in the [[Texas's 4t congressional destrict]]. Baith destricts are held bi Republicans, the 3rd bi [[Sam Johnson]], an the 4t bi [[Ralph Hall]], who anerlie recently switched tae the Republican Pairty.

== Ceeties an touns ==

{|
|----- valign="top"
|
*[[Allen, Texas|Allen]]
*[[Anna, Texas|Anna]]
*[[Blue Ridge, Texas|Blue Ridge]]
*[[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]]†
*[[Celina, Texas|Celina]]†
*[[Copeville, Texas|Copeville]] Unincorporatit
*[[Dallas]]††
*[[Fairview, Texas|Fairview]]
|
*[[Farmersville, Texas|Farmersville]]
*[[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]]†
*[[Garland, Texas|Garland]]†
*[[Josephine, Texas|Josephine]]†
*[[Lavon, Texas|Lavon]]
*[[Lowry Crossing, Texas|Lowry Crossing]]
*[[Lucas, Texas|Lucas]]
*[[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]]
|
*[[Melissa, Texas|Melissa]]
*[[Murphy, Texas|Murphy]]
*[[Nevada, Texas|Nevada]]
*[[New Hope, Texas|New Hope]]
*[[Parker, Texas|Parker]]
*[[Plano, Texas|Plano]]† (Lairgest ceety)
*[[Princeton, Texas|Princeton]]
*[[Prosper, Texas|Prosper]]†
|
*[[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]]†
*[[Royse City, Texas|Royse City]]†
*[[Sachse]]†
*[[St. Paul, Collin Coonty, Texas|St. Paul]]
*[[Van Alstyne, Texas|Van Alstyne]]†
*[[Westminster, Texas|Westminster]] Unincorporatit
*[[Weston, Texas|Weston]]
*[[Wylie, Texas|Wylie]]††
|}
† ''Ceety extends intae ane adjacent coonty.''
<br />†† ''Ceety extends intae twa or mair adjacent coonties.''

==Education==
The follaein schuil destricts lee entirely athin Collin Coonty:
*[[:en:Allen Independent School District|Allen Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Anna Independent School District|Anna Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Farmersville Independent School District|Farmersville Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Lovejoy Independent School District|Lovejoy Independent School District]]
*[[:en:McKinney Independent School District|McKinney Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Melissa Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Plano Independent School District|Plano Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Princeton Independent School District|Princeton Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Wylie Independent School District (Collin County, Texas)|Wylie Independent School District]]

while anerlie pairts o the follaein destricts lee athin the coonty:
*[[:en:Bland Independent School District|Bland Independent School District]] (vera sma pairt anerlie)
*[[:en:Blue Ridge Independent School District|Blue Ridge Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Celina Independent School District|Celina Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Community Independent School District|Community Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Frisco Independent School District|Frisco Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Leonard Independent School District|Leonard Independent School District]] (vera sma pairt anerlie)
*[[:en:Prosper Independent School District|Prosper Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Royse City Independent School District|Royse City Independent School District]]
*[[:en:Trenton Independent School District|Trenton Independent School District]] (vera sma pairt anerlie)
*[[:en:Van Alstyne Independent School District|Van Alstyne Independent School District]] (vera sma pairt anerlie)
*[[:en:Whitewright Independent School District|Whitewright Independent School District]] (vera sma pairt anerlie)

===Colleges an Universities===
The Central Campus o [[Collin College]] <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ccccd.edu/ |title=Collin College wabsteid |access-date=2012-06-26 |archive-date=2010-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529192051/http://www.ccccd.edu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> which opened in Januar 1986 is locatit in McKinney.
[[Dallas Baptist University]] <ref>[http://www.dbu.edu/frisco DBU website]</ref> haes an extension steid in Frisco, DBU Frisco an aw.

== Lakes ==
*[[Lake Lavon]]

== Pairks ==
[[:en:Collin county parks and open spaces|Collin County Parks and Open Spaces]]
*[[:en:Collin county parks and open spaces#Bratonia Park|Bratonia Park]]
*[[:en:Collin county parks and open spaces#Myers Park|Myers Park]]
*[[:en:Collin county parks and open spaces#Parkhill Prairie|Parkhill Prairie]]
*[[:en:Collin county parks and open spaces#Sister Grove Park|Sister Grove Park]]
*[[:en:Collin county parks and open spaces#Trinity Trails|Trinity Trail]]

==See an aw==
*[[Leet o museums in North Texas]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Freemit airtins==
*[http://www.co.collin.tx.us/ Collin Coonty govrenment's wabsteid]

{{Collin Coonty, Texas}}
{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
{{Texas}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Collin Coonty, Texas
|North     = [[Grayson Coonty, Texas|Grayson Coonty]]
|Northeast = [[Fannin Coonty, Texas|Fannin Coonty]]
|East      = [[Hunt Coonty, Texas|Hunt Coonty]]
|Southeast = [[Rockwall Coonty, Texas|Rockwall Coonty]]
|South     = [[Dallas Coonty, Texas|Dallas Coonty]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Denton Coonty, Texas|Denton Coonty]]
|Northwest =
}}

[[Category:Texas coonties]]
[[Category:Collin Coonty| ]]
[[Category:1846 establishments in the Unitit States]]
[[Category:Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex]]