Collin County, Texas

Collin County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and a small portion of the city of Dallas is in the county. At the 2020 United States census, the county's population was 1,064,465, making it Texas's sixth-most populous county and the 43rd-largest county by population in the United States.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its county seat is McKinney.<ref name="GR6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Native Americans around Collin County and North Texas included the Caddo, Comanche, Cherokee, Delaware, Kickapoo, and Tonkawa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Several Native American sites have been found, including around Lavon Lake and Sister Grove Creek.<ref>https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/209b08df-6c12-4483-a225-bf822e71dc5b?cache=1800</ref> Both the county and the county seat were named after Collin McKinney (1766-1861),<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.

Civil War

Like many counties in North Texas, Collin County voted against secession from the United States. This is mainly due to the relatively weak hold of slavery in Collin County and the influence of James W. Throckmorton, who had represented Collin County in both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nonetheless, Collin County sent men to fight for the Confederacy with Throckmorton leading his own company of mounted rifleman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (5.1%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lakes

• Lavon Lake
• Lake Ray Hubbard (small part)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Adjacent counties

• Grayson County (north)
• Fannin County (northeast)
• Hunt County (east)
• Rockwall County (southeast)
• Dallas County (south)
• Denton County (west)

Communities

Cities (shared with other counties)

• Carrollton (mostly in Dallas and Denton counties)
• Celina (small part in Denton County)
• Dallas (mostly in Dallas County with small parts in Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties)
• Frisco (partly in Denton County)
• Garland (mostly in Dallas County and a small part in Rockwall County)
• Josephine (small part in Hunt County)
• Plano (small part in Denton County)
• Prosper (partly in Denton County)
• Richardson (mostly in Dallas County)
• Royse City (mostly in Rockwall County and partly Hunt County)
• Sachse (mostly in Dallas County)
• Van Alstyne (mostly in Grayson County)
• Wylie (small parts in Rockwall and Dallas counties)

Cities

• Allen
• Anna
• Blue Ridge
• Farmersville
• Lavon
• Lowry Crossing
• Lucas
• McKinney (county seat)
• Melissa
• Murphy
• Nevada
• Parker
• Princeton
• Weston

Towns

• Fairview
• Hebron (mostly in Denton County)
• New Hope
• St. Paul

Census-designated places

• Seis Lagos
• Westminster

Unincorporated communities

• Altoga
• Arnold
• Beverly Hill
• Bloomdale
• Branch
• Chambersville
• Chambliss
• Clear Lake
• Climax
• Collin
• Copeville
• Cowley
• Culleoka
• Desert
• Fayburg
• Forest Grove
• Frognot
• Kelly
• Little Ridge
• Milligan
• Millwood
• New Mesquite
• Pike
• Rhea Mills
• Rockhill
• Sedalia
• Snow Hill
• Trinity Park
• Valdasta
• Walnut Grove
• Winningkoff

Historical communities

• Buckner
• Lebanon
• Lolaville
• Renner
• Shepton
• Wetsel

Ghost towns

• Biggers
• Marilee
• Nickelville
• Parris
• Roland
• Verona

Demographics

Template:US Census population In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau determined 491,675 people resided in Collin County.<ref name="GR8">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> With the economic and population growth of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, its population increased to 1,064,465 at the 2020 U.S. census.<ref name=":1" /> The population density as of 2019 was Template:Convert.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Among the population, its median age was 37.3, up from the statewide median age of 35.1. Linguistically, 11.6% of the county spoke Spanish as their household language, followed by Asian and Pacific Islander languages.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Altogether 29.7% of Collin County spoke a language other than English at home, contributed in part by its large foreign-born population which made up 22% of the population according to 2019 estimates from the American Community Survey.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The median income for a household in the county as of 2019 was $96,134, up from $70,835 in 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Families had a median household income of $113,471, married-couple families $127,575, and non-family households $53,986. An estimated 6.3% of Collin County's residents lived at or below the poverty line from 2014 to 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2000, about 3.30% of families and 4.90% of the population lived at or below the poverty line, including 5.10% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those aged 65 and older.

Of its residential properties, the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $354,100 in 2019, with a total of 8% of owner-occupied housing units ranging from less than $100,000 up to $200,000.<ref name=":2" /> In 2007, Collin County was ranked No. 21 for high property taxes in the U.S. as percentage of the homes' value on owner-occupied housing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It also ranked in the top 100 for amount of property taxes paid and for percentage of taxes of income. Part is this is due to the Robin Hood plan school financing system in Texas.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Race and ethnicity

Collin County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	226,654	374,116	493,492	542,472	85.84%	Template:Percentage	63.08%	50.96%
Black or African American alone (NH)	10,727	23,212	64,715	108,100	4.06%	Template:Percentage	8.27%	10.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	997	1,937	3,278	3,874	0.38%	Template:Percentage	0.42%	0.36%
Asian alone (NH)	7,317	33,902	87,276	188,365	2.77%	Template:Percentage	11.16%	17.70%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	N/A	194	387	613	N/A	Template:Percentage	0.05%	0.06%
Other race alone (NH)	183	630	1,364	4,910	0.07%	Template:Percentage	0.17%	0.46%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	N/A	7,174	16,475	46,973	N/A	Template:Percentage	2.11%	4.41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,158	50,510	115,354	169,158	6.88%	Template:Percentage	14.74%	15.89%
Total	264,036	491,675	782,341	1,064,465	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

At the 2000 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 81.39% White, 4.79% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.26% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races; 10.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino American of any race. In 2019, the American Community Survey estimated its non-Hispanic white population now represented 55%, reflecting a national demographic trend of diversification.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Black or African American population grew to 10%, Asian Americans made up 16% of the population, and Hispanic or Latino Americans increased to 16% of the total population in 2019; multiracial Americans made up an estimated 2% of the county population.<ref name=":2" /> The largest European ancestry groups from 2014 to 2019 were Germans, English Americans, and Irish and Italian Americans.<ref name=":3" /> By the publication of the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of Collin County was 50.96% non-Hispanic white, 10.16% Black or African American, 0.36% American Indian or Alaska Native, 17.70% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.46% some other race, 4.41% multiracial, and 15.89% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref name="2020CensusP2" />

Religion

Christianity has historically been the predominant religious affiliation among the county's residents as part of the Bible Belt. According to the 2020 Public Religion Research Institute study, non-Christian religions are present and have been growing, largely due to migration into the county; among the non-Christian population, 3% were Hindu, 2% Muslim and 2% Jewish.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Overall among its Christian population, Catholics are the largest group holding a plurality of Christians in Collin County. Baptists, Methodists, Evangelicals, and non-denominational Christians are also prominent.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

American Community Survey 2023 Data

The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2023, Collin County’s population was 1,195,359. It was also estimated that the county was 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 49.9% NH White, 11.5% NH Black, 19.5% NH Asian, 0.4% NH Native American, 0.1% NH Pacific Islander, 2.6% NH Multiracial.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Total	Population	Percentage
Hispanic or Latino	192,389	16.1%
NH White	596,604	49.9%
NH Black	137,085	11.5%
NH Asian	233,228	19.5%
NH Native American	4,298	0.4%
NH Pacific Islander	930	0.1%
NH Multiracial	30,825	2.6%

Government, courts, and politics

Government

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Collin County Administration Building

Collin County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a Commissioners Court. The court is chaired by a county judge (equivalent to a county executive in other states) who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

County Judge & Commissioners

Office<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Name	Party
	County Judge	Chris Hill	Republican
	Commissioner, Precinct 1	Susan Fletcher	Republican
	Commissioner, Precinct 2	Cheryl Williams	Republican
	Commissioner, Precinct 3	Darrell Hale	Republican
	Commissioner, Precinct 4	Duncan Webb	Republican

County Officials

Office<ref name=":0" />		Name	Party
	County Clerk	Stacey Kemp	Republican
	Criminal District Attorney	Greg Willis	Republican
	District Clerk	Mike Gould	Republican
	Sheriff	Jim Skinner	Republican
	Tax Assessor-Collector	Kenneth Maun	Republican

Justices of the Peace

Office		Name	Party
	Precinct 1	Paul Raleeh	Republican
	Precinct 2	Ellen Skinner	Republican
	Precinct 3	Mike Missildine	Republican
	Precinct 4	Vincent J. Venegoni	Republican

Politics

Like most suburban Texas counties, Collin County has consistently supported Republican candidates in presidential and congressional elections since the 1960s. The last Democrat to win the county was native Texan Lyndon Johnson in 1964. By the 2020s, Collin County had become considered competitive in national elections due to demographic and voting trends, though it remains Republican-leaning.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In down-ballot races, Republicans hold all of the county-level offices and all but one of the county's seats in the state legislature.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Despite its Republican lean, Collin County has trended leftward, as Joe Biden managed to win 46.9% of the vote share (compared to Donald Trump's 51.3%) in the 2020 presidential election, the best result for a Democrat since 1964. Many other suburban Texas counties, including neighboring Denton and Tarrant Counties, as well as those around Houston and Austin, showed similar swings between 2016 and 2020. However, in 2024 many of these swung back toward Trump, though Trump carried Collin County by a somewhat smaller margin than in 2016. Democrat Kamala Harris still won over 40% of the vote in 2024, becoming only the second Democrat since Biden four years prior to do since 1964.

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align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2024	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.24% 236,579	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |51.48% 263,381	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.28% 11,651
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2018	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |46.53% 165,614	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |52.65% 187,425	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |0.82% 2,927
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2012	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |32.83% 96,726	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |64.20% 189,142	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.98% 8,759
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2006	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |26.79% 36,670	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |70.91% 97,055	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.30% 3,149
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2000	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |17,72% 30,648	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |79.93% 138,227	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.34% 4,219

Collin County vote by party in Class II Senate elections<ref name="collincountytx.gov"/>

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2020	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |43.00% 207,005	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |54.64% 263,074	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.36% 11,383
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2014	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |27.97% 48,876	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |68.36% 119,450	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |3.67% 6,415
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2008	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.47% 96,094	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |64.09% 184,000	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.44% 6,996
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2002	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |29.13% 36,750	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |69.86% 88,136	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |1.01% 1,266

Collin County vote by party in gubernatorial elections<ref name="collincountytx.gov"/>

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2022	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |44.31% 161,737	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |54.31% 198,236	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |1.37% 5,003
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2018	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |39.25% 139,175	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |58.83% 208,075	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |1.82% 6.444
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2014	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |32.60% 57,431	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |65.65% 115,647	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |1.74% 3,072
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2010	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |33.08% 51,890	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |63.98% 100,359	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |2.93% 4,600
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2006	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |23.49% 32,457	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |49.08% 67,813	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |27.42% 37,889
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |2002	align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic |30,850 30,850	align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican |74.12% 95,496	align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent |1.94% 2,492

United States House of Representatives

District<ref name="Texas Redistricting">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Name	Party	Residence
	3rd Congressional District	Keith Self	Republican	McKinney
	4th Congressional District	Pat Fallon	Republican	Sherman
	32nd Congressional District	Julie Johnson	Democratic	Farmers Branch

Texas State Representatives

District<ref name="Texas Redistricting"/>		Name	Party	Residence
	District 33	Katrina Pierson	Republican	Rockwall
	District 61	Keresa Richardson	Republican	McKinney
	District 66	Matt Shaheen	Republican	Plano
	District 67	Jeff Leach	Republican	Plano
	District 70	Mihaela Plesa	Democratic	Dallas
	District 89	Candy Noble	Republican	Lucas

Texas State Senators

District<ref name="Texas Redistricting"/>		Name	Party	Residence
	District 2	Bob Hall	Republican	Edgewood
	District 8	Angela Paxton	Republican	McKinney
	District 30	Brent Hagenbuch	Republican	Denton

State Board of Education member

District		Name	Party	Residence
	District 12	Pam Little	Republican	Fairview

Education

K-12 education

The following school districts lie entirely within Collin County:<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref>

• Allen Independent School District
• Anna Independent School District
• Farmersville Independent School District
• Lovejoy Independent School District
• McKinney Independent School District
• Melissa Independent School District
• Plano Independent School District
• Princeton Independent School District
• Wylie Independent School District

The following districts lie partly within the county:

• Bland Independent School District (very small part only)
• Blue Ridge Independent School District
• Celina Independent School District
• Community Independent School District
• Frisco Independent School District
• Gunter Independent School District (very small part)
• Leonard Independent School District (very small part only)
• Prosper Independent School District
• Rockwall Independent School District
• Royse City Independent School District
• Trenton Independent School District (very small part only)
• Van Alstyne Independent School District (very small part only)
• Whitewright Independent School District (very small part only)

In the 1990s Plano ISD received many non-Hispanic white families leaving urban areas. From circa 1997 and 2015 the number of non-Hispanic white children in K-12 schools in the county increased by 40,000 as part of a trend of white flight and suburbanization by non-Hispanic white families; however the same number of Plano ISD in particular decreased by 10,000 in that period.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Colleges and universities

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The Science Learning Center of UT Dallas, primarily located in Collin County.

Collin College opened its first campus on Highway 380 in McKinney in 1985.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The college has grown to seven campuses/locations—two in McKinney and two in Plano and as well as Frisco, Allen, Rockwall, Wylie, Farmersville, and Celina.Template:Citation needed Collin College's official service area includes all of Collin County.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Dallas Baptist University also has an extension site in Frisco, DBU Frisco, as well as the University of North Texas's extension side, UNT Frisco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The majority of the University of Texas at Dallas campus in Richardson, Texas lies within Collin County.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While the main campus' address is officially within the jurisdiction of Richardson and Collin county, approximately one-third of the college is physically located within the border of Dallas county.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Transportation

With the Red Line operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ending with its northern terminus at Parker Road Station in Plano, most of Collin County is not served by any public transit agencies as of 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Texoma Area Paratransit System (TAPS) transit service provided bus routes for a short period from 2013 until Collin County bus service was suspended in 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in a 2022 meeting discussed the possibility of expansion of the Red Line corridor from Plano through Allen to McKinney. Either the Red Line or Silver Line could be extended north.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While the Red Line could be expanded further north into Allen, Allen is currently unable to levy the 1% sales tax required to become a DART member city.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Major highways

File:US 75.svg U.S. Highway 75 File:US 380.svg U.S. Highway 380 File:Toll Texas DNT new.svg Dallas North Tollway File:Texas 190.svg File:Toll Texas PGBT new.svg State Highway 190 / President George Bush Turnpike File:Texas 5.svg State Highway 5

File:Texas 78.svg State Highway 78 File:Texas 289.svg State Highway 289 File:Texas 121.svg File:Toll Texas SRT new.svg State Highway 121 / Sam Rayburn Tollway File:Texas 66.svg State Highway 66 File:Texas 205.svg State Highway 205

Air

McKinney National Airport is a public general aviation (GA) airport located in southeast McKinney that handles between 300 and 700 flights a day.<ref name=WFAA-TKI>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The city purchased the airport in 1979, and in 2023, it completed a major expansion of the GA terminal.<ref name=WFAA-TKI/><ref name=aircenter-2023>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In January 2025, city officials approved a $72 million project to build a commercial airline terminal on the east side of the airport.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Aero Country Airport, located on the west edge of McKinney, is a privately owned public-use GA airport used primarily by single-engine aircraft, with about 30 flights per day.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rail

Carrollton, Frisco, Prosper, and Celina are served by a BNSF Railway line connecting Irving to Denison.<ref name=txdotrail/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> McKinney is the southern terminus of a branch line of the Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad that originates in Sherman.<ref name=txdotrail>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of February 2025, these rail lines are used for freight haulage only; no scheduled passenger service is offered.

Parks

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• Bratonia Park
• Myers Park
• Parkhill Prairie
• Sister Grove Park
• Trinity Trail
• Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary

Media

Collin County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex media market. Local media outlets are KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Collin County come from the Texoma market, including KTEN-TV and KXII-TV.

Newspapers in the Collin County area include the Allen American, Celina Record, Farmersville Times, Frisco Enterprise, McKinney Courier-Gazette, and the Plano Star-Courier. Nearby publications The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram also provide news coverage of cities in the county.

Notable people

• Collin McKinney (1766-1861) Politician, businessman, and co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence
• Griff Barnett (1884-1958) Actor born in Blue Ridge
• Josh Blaylock (Born 1990) Actor and photographer born in Plano
• Samuel Bogart (1797-1861) American Methodist minister and militia officer
• Casey Dick (Born 1986) Football player born in Lucas
• Russell E. Dickenson (1923-2008) Park ranger born in Melissa
• Julie Doyle (Born 1996) Soccer player for Sky Blue FC (NWSL) born in Fairview
• Devin Duvernay (Born 1997) Football player for Baltimore Ravens born in Sachse
• King Fisher (1853-1884) Texas rancher and gunfighter born in Collin County
• James R. Gough (1860-1916) Texas State Senator born in Collin County
• Frank Shelby Groner (1877-1943) Lawyer, pastor, and educator born near Weston
• Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900-1955) Radiologist born in Copeville
• Warren Glenn Harding Sr. (1921-2005) Texas State Treasurer born in Princeton
• Jimmie C. Holland (1928-2017) Founder of the field of psycho-oncology, born in Nevada
• Sam Johnson (1930-2020) Politician who represented Collin County and Texas's 3rd District in US House of Representatives
• Kyler Murray (Born 1997) Football player for Arizona Cardinals from Allen
• Bumper Pool, Football player born in Lucas
• Jason Ralph (Born 1986), Actor born in McKinney
• James W. Throckmorton (1825-1894) 12th Governor of Texas, lived and is buried in McKinney

See also

• List of museums in North Texas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Collin County

External links

• Collin County government's website
• 1846 Plat of Buckner the first county seat of Collin County, from the Collin County Historical Society, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• Life in Collin County
• Collin County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas
• Collin Chronicles hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• Texas State Election History