Collin County, Texas | |||
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Collin County | |||
The Collin County Courthouse in McKinney
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Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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Founded | 1846 | ||
Named for | Collin McKinney | ||
Seat | McKinney | ||
Largest city | Plano | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 886 sq mi (2,295 km2) | ||
• Land | 841 sq mi (2,178 km2) | ||
• Water | 45 sq mi (117 km2), 5.1% | ||
Population (est.) | |||
• (2015) | 914,127 | ||
• Density | 1,053/sq mi (407/km²) | ||
Congressional districts | 3rd, 4th, 32nd | ||
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||
Website | www |
Collin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 United States Census, the county's population was 782,341, making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas and the 63rd-largest county by population in the United States. Its county seat is McKinney.
Collin County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. A small portion of the city of Dallas is located in the county.
Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney (1766-1861), one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total 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.
As of the census 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.