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 FanninCounty.
From the Census Estimates for 2009, <1> Collin had a population of 791,631 people. This is an increase of 61.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 491,675 people in 2000).
At the time of the 2000 Census, Collin represented 2.36% of the total population of Texas, making it the state's 8th most populous county (out of 254 counties).
The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.
Year | Population | Change Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
2010 | 782,341 | +59.12% | -1.17% since 2009 |
2009 | 791,631 | +61.01% | +3.69% since 2008 |
2008 | 763,438 | +55.27% | +4.15% since 2007 |
2007 | 732,986 | +49.08% | |
--- | | | 2000 | 491,675 | The Last Census |
More information can be found on the Collin County Census Page for Collin County. .
Below are some of the communities located in Collin County (for more communities, please visit our Nearby Page for Collin County):
Community | 2009 Population | 2000 Population | Change (2009vs. 2000) |
Dallas | 1,299,542 | 1,188,580 | 9.34% increase |
Plano | 273,613 | 222,030 | 23.23% increase |
Carrollton | 129,209 | 109,576 | 17.92% increase |
McKinney | 127,672 | 54,369 | 134.8% increase |
Richardson | 103,201 | 91,802 | 12.42% increase |
Websites for Collin County
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