McKinney

McKinney, Texas 

The county seat and largest city in Collin County, Texas, is McKinney. After Plano and Frisco, it is the third-largest city in Collin County. McKinney, a metroplex suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth, is located about 32 miles (51 km) north of Dallas. 

From 2000 through 2003 and again in 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked McKinney as the city in the country with the highest growth among those with more than 50,000 inhabitants. It was the second-fastest expanding city with over 100,000 residents in 2007 and the third-fastest in 2008. The city had 131,117 residents as of the 2010 Census, ranking it as the 19th most populous city in Texas. The city estimated its population at 199,177 in 2019, ranking it as the 16th most populous city in Texas. Its populace in 2020 was 195,308. McKinney was the third-fastest growing city in the US as of May 2017. 

The McKinney-Frisco urban area, which had a population of 504,803 as of the 2020 census and was ranked 83rd in the country, is defined by the Census Bureau as a collection of northern Dallas-area suburbs that are isolated from the Dallas-Fort Worth urban region. 

History 

William Davis, who owned 3,000 acres (12 km2) of the land that is now McKinney, contributed 120 acres (0.49 km2) for the townsite on March 24, 1849. Incorporated ten years later, the town of McKinney chose the commission system of administration in 1913. 

McKinney was the main business hub of the county throughout its first 125 years. Farmers could find grain, corn, cotton mills, cotton gins, cotton compresses, cottonseed oil mills, banks, churches, schools, newspapers, and, starting in the 1880s, an opera theatre at the county seat. A textile mill, an ice company, a sizable dairy, and a clothing manufacturer were also added to the list of businesses. From 35 people in 1848 to 4,714 in 1912, the population increased. More than 10,000 people lived in McKinney in 1953, and the city also had 355 enterprises. Up until the late 1960s, the town remained the county's primary center for agricultural activity. 

Plano outgrew McKinney in population by 1970. The population of McKinney increased moderately between the 1990 and 1970 censuses, from 15,193 to 21,283. The community had developed into a hub for commuters heading to Plano and Dallas by the middle of the 1980s. It hosted 254 enterprises and just over 16,000 residents in 1985. Since then, the rate of growth in McKinney has dramatically increased. In the 2010 census, McKinney's population had more than doubled to 131,117 people, up from 54,369 in the 2000 census with 2,005 companies. The latest recent estimate of the population of McKinney by the Census Bureau is 162,898 as of July 1, 2015. As of January 1, 2019, the city's most current population estimate is 187,802. 

Collin McKinney, a signatory of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a representative for the Red River district of the Republic of Texas, had both the city and the county bear his name. A measure establishing counties in the state's northern region was written by him. 

Geography 

The city has a total area of 62.9 square miles (162.9 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.7 km2), or 1.07%, are covered by water, according to the United States Census Bureau. 

Local Authorities 

The city's various funds had $324.6 million in total income, $247.9 million in total expenses, $1.36 billion in total assets, $437.6 million in total liabilities, and $363.9 million in cash and investments, according to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (2016). 

The McKinney City Council is composed of seven people. Four members are chosen from single-member districts, while the mayor and two members are chosen at large. 

The City Council appoints the City Manager of McKinney, who oversees and manages the implementation of processes, policies, and regulations. 

The North Central Texas Council of Governments association, whose goals include coordinating individual and group local governments and facilitating regional solutions, eliminating pointless redundancy, and enabling collaborative choices, includes the city of McKinney as a voluntary member. 

Federal Government 

Republican Angela Paxton, who represents District 8, and Republican Drew Springer, who represents District 30, both represent McKinney in the Texas Senate. Republican Scott Sanford, who represents District 70 in the Texas House of Representatives, also represents McKinney. 

Federal Authorities 

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz represent Texas as senators in the federal government. Keith Self, who represents the 3rd Congressional district, represents McKinney. 

Police Department 

The main municipal law enforcement organization in the city is the McKinney Police Department. The department's leader is Chief Greg Conley. The department employed 59 non-sworn civilian personnel in addition to 201 sworn peace officers during the 2016–2017 fiscal year. 

Only the third agency in Texas to receive both state and national accreditation is the department, which received national accreditation status from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and is also a Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation (TPCAF) Recognized Agency. 

A 2010 attack on the police department headquarters by a gunman who fired over 100 rifle rounds at the building and employees after attempting to detonate a truck and trailer full of explosives, protests and media attention after a video of the 2015 Texas pool party was released, and the high-profile investigation of the McKinney homicide that claimed the lives of two adults and two high school football players, are notable recent incidents in the department's history. 

Education 

Colleges 

The Collin College Central Park Campus, which was established in 1985 as the first campus for the community college system, is located in McKinney close to the city's center at US 75 and US 380. The Collin Higher Education Center campus of Collin College opened in southern McKinney in 2010. In collaboration with Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Woman's University, The University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of North Texas, it offers a limited number of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. 

Public Education Systems 

Two-thirds of McKinney residents attend McKinney Independent Schools; the remaining third attends one of the following districts: Frisco Independent Schools, Prosper Independent Schools, Allen Independent Schools, Melissa Independent Schools, Lovejoy Independent Schools, or Celina Independent Schools. 

In the Niche 2018 Best School Districts in America rankings, five of the seven school districts servicing the city finished in the top 5%; Allen ISD was ranked 33rd nationwide, Frisco ISD was 60th, Prosper ISD was 73rd, Lovejoy ISD was 78th, and McKinney ISD was 268th. 

State-run High Schools 

The three high schools in McKinney ISD that serve the two-thirds of the city's pupils are McKinney High School, McKinney North High School, and McKinney Boyd High School. One-third of McKinney students attend Celina High School, Allen High School, Melissa High School, Rock Hill High School, Heritage High School, or Emerson High School in the Frisco Independent School District.  

Lovejoy High School placed #49 in Texas and #283 overall in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report high school rankings. McKinney North High School came in at #76 and #627, McKinney Boyd High School at #85 and #722, and Allen High School at #130 and #1228 correspondingly. 

Charter Public Schools 

In McKinney, Imagine International Academy of North Texas is a public charter school with open enrollment and no tuition for grades K–12. It is accessible to kids from all McKinney-area school districts. It is not a part of any school district, is privately administered, and is supported by the state. 

Private Institutions 

The city is home to McKinney Christian Academy and Cornerstone Christian School, two private schools that cater to students in grades K–12. 

Population 

The city of McKinney is situated in Collin County, Texas. It serves as Collin County's county seat as well. It is the 114th largest city in the United States and the 15th largest city in Texas with a population of 214,565 in 2023. The population of McKinney has expanded by 9.86% from the most recent census, which showed a population of 195,308 in 2020. The city is now increasing at a pace of 3.08% yearly. McKinney, which stretches across 68 miles, has 3,205 persons per square mile. 

The poverty rate in McKinney is 9.09%, and the average household income is $113,806. The median monthly cost of rent in recent years has been, and the median value of a home is. In McKinney, the median age is 36.5 years, with 36 years for men and 37 years for women.