McKinney, Texas
Encyclopedia : M : MC : MCK : McKinney, Texas
McKinney is a city in Collin County, Texas (USA). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,369, while estimates for its 2004 population are over 90,000. It is the county seat of Collin County[Geographic references#6GR6] and is a northern suburb of Dallas. According to the census, McKinney was the fastest growing city in the United States from 2000 to 2003 among cities larger than 50,000 people. This is due to the fact that McKinney is currently at the northeastern edge of the development in the fast growing suburbs north of Dallas. With the amount of land available within the city limits, McKinney will likely reach an ultimate population of over 300,000.
McKinney and Collin County 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.
McKinney is home to the Dallas Revolution, an Independent Women's Football League team and is the home of the Central Park Campus of the Collin County Community College District, the first CCCCD campus to open.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 151.5 km² (58.5 mi²). 150.3 km² (58.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (0.82%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 54,369 people, 18,186 households, and 13,966 families residing in the city. The population density was 361.7/km² (937.0/mi²). There were 19,462 housing units at an average density of 129.5/km² (335.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.40% White, 7.20% African American, 0.54% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 10.23% from other races, and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.16% of the population.There were 18,186 households out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $63,366, and the median income for a family was $72,133. Males had a median income of $50,663 versus $32,074 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,185. About 4.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
McKinney is served by 2 U.S. Highways: U.S. 75 and U.S. 380. Collin County Regional Airport is also located in McKinney.Education
McKinney is served by the McKinney Independent School District and Frisco Independent School District.High schools include • McKinney High School • McKinney North High School • McKinney Boyd High School (to open fall of 2006) • Serenity High School
In the latest Newsweek ranking of schools throughout the nation, McKinney High School was ranked 251, out of 1000 schools on the list.
Middle schools include • Dowell Middle School • Evans Middle School • Faubion Middle School • Johnson Middle School
Elementary schools include • Bennett Elementary • Burks Elementary • Caldwell Elementary • Eddins Elementary • Finch Elementary • Glen Oaks Elementary • Johnson Elementary • Malvern Elementary • McNeil Elementary • Minshew Elementary • Slaughter Elementary • Valley Creek Elementary • Vega Elementary • Walker Elementary • Webb Elementary • Wilmeth Elementary • Wolford Elementary
Noted residents, past and present
- Haystacks Calhoun – professional wrestler
- Guinn Smith – 1948 Olympic champion
- Dudley Wysong – PGA golfer
External links
- [City of McKinney]
- [McKinney Online!]
- [McKinney Info]
- [McKinney Downtown]
- [McKinney Chamber of Commerce]
- [McKinney Texas City and School Info]
- [McKinney Economic Development Corporation]
| State of Texas Texas Topics | History | Republic of Texas | Geography | Government | Politics | Economy | Texans |
|---|---|
| Capital | Austin |
|
Regions | Arklatex | Big Bend | Brazos Valley | Central Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex | Deep East Texas | East Texas | Edwards Plateau | Galveston Bay | Golden Triangle | Greater Houston | North Texas | Northeast Texas | Permian Basin | Piney Woods | Rio Grande Valley | Texas Hill Country | Texas Panhandle | Llano Estacado | Southeast Texas | South Texas | West Texas |
|
Metropolitan areas | Abilene | Amarillo | Austin–Round Rock | Beaumont–Port Arthur | Brownsville–Harlingen | Bryan–College Station | Corpus Christi | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington | El Paso | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown | Killeen–Temple | Laredo | Longview–Marshall | Lubbock | McAllen–Edinburg–Mission | Midland–Odessa | San Angelo | San Antonio | Sherman–Denison | Texarkana | Tyler | Victoria | Waco | Wichita Falls See also: List of Texas counties |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.