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Welcome to Collin County ...

Time Zone: Collin County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of McKinney is the Seat for Collin County.

Collin County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Fannin County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Collin had a population of 1,035,072 people. This is an increase of 32.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 782,341 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Collin represented 3.11% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Collin County:

  • Allen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Allen is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
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  • Anna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Anna is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
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  • Blue Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Carrollton is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,892 people
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  • Celina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • Celina is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,114 people
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  • Fairview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fairview is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
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  • Farmersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Farmersville is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
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  • Frisco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Frisco is located in Collin County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,980 people
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    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Hebron is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Josephine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Josephine is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
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    • Lavon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Lavon is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
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    • Lowry Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Lucas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Lucas is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • McKinney
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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      • McKinney is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKinney <3>
    • Melissa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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      • Melissa is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,793 people
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    • Murphy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Murphy is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
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    • Nevada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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      • Nevada is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
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    • New Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • New Hope is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Parker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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      • Parker is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,442 people
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    • Plano
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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      • Plano is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
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    • Princeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Princeton is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <3>
    • Prosper
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Prosper is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <3>
    • Royse City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sachse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Sachse is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <3>
    • Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Van Alstyne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Weston is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
    • Wylie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <3>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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