McKinney (Texas)

Collin County

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McKinney is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States and the county seat of administration ( county seat ) of Collin County.

According to United States Census Bureau, McKinney was the fastest growing city in the United States in the years 2000 to 2003 and again in 2006, among cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. This growth is due to the fact that McKinney is located on the northeastern edge of the rapidly growing suburbs north of Dallas. Both the city, as well as the County were after Collin McKinney, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and a congressman for the Red River district of the Republic of Texas, named.

Demographics

According to the United States Census 2000, there were 102 853 inhabitants in 28 186 households and 23 966 families. The population was composed of 78.40 % White, 7.20 % Black, and 1:49 % Asian. Hispanics or Latinos presented 18:16 % of the population. The per capita income was 28 185 U.S. dollars and 4.9% of families and 8.5% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Dillon Anderson (1906-1974), lawyer and National Security Advisor
  • Kenneth E. Hagin, preacher
  • Tom Kite, professional golfer
  • Guinn Smith, athlete and Olympic champion in the pole vault in 1948
  • John Ashley Warden III ( born 1943 ), a colonel in the United States Air Force and theorist of the air war
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