Plano, Texas

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The city of Plano is primarily located in Collin County. A portion of Plano extends into Denton County.

Plano is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Plano can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Plano had a population of 222,030 people^<2> (or 44.38% of the total population of Collin County). The population of Plano represented 1.06% of the total of Texas, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Plano had a population of 267,480 people. This is an increase of 20.47% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Plano.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carrollton	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	125,595	14.62% increase
	Coppell	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	39,154	8.89% increase
	Dallas	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,279,910	7.68% increase
	Farmers Branch	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	26,455	3.83% decrease
	Frisco	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	96,676	186.75% increase
	Garland	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	218,577	1.3% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Plano.

Websites for Plano

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The Commemorative Quarter for Texas<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Plano. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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