23 Facts About Plano Texas

Plano Texas was rebuilt and business again flourished through the 1880s.

At first, Plano Texas's population grew slowly, reaching 1, 304 in 1900 and 3, 695 in 1960.

Plano Texas is surrounded by other municipalities and so cannot expand in area, and there is little undeveloped land remaining within the city limits.

In 2007, Plano Texas had the United States' highest median income among cities with a population exceeding 250, 000, at $84, 492.

Charlie Yue, the executive vice president of the Association of Chinese Professionals, estimated that about 30, 000 Plano Texas residents are Chinese and that many "don't participate in government activities, like the census".

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Plano Texas has six Chinese churches and supermarkets including 99 Ranch Market and zTao Marketplace.

Plano Texas has made a concerted effort to draw retail to its downtown area and the Legacy West in an effort to boost sales tax returns.

In January 2016, JP Morgan Chase and mortgage giant Fannie Mae announced they would move their regional operations to Plano Texas, bringing a combined 7, 000 new jobs to the community.

Plano Texas Senior Recreation Center is a recreation center dedicated to seniors.

City of Plano Texas owns and operates four performing arts venues and a conference center under the auspices of the Parks and Recreation Department: the Courtyard Theater, the Cox Playhouse, the Amphitheater at Oak Point Park, McCall Plaza, and the Oak Point Park Nature and Retreat Center.

Plano Texas has a council-manager form of government, with a part-time city council that sets city policy and a city manager responsible for city operations.

Plano Texas elected its first African-American city council member, David Perry, in 1990.

Plano Texas is represented in the United States Senate by Republicans Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.

Small portions of Plano Texas are served by the Lewisville Independent School District, Frisco Independent School District, and Allen Independent School District.

Non-Catholic private schools in Plano Texas include Great Lakes Academy, Spring Creek Academy, Yorktown Education, and Prestonwood Christian Academy.

Plano Texas is the home to two campuses of Collin College, one at the Courtyard Center on Preston Park Boulevard and the larger Spring Creek Campus on Spring Creek Parkway at Jupiter.

DBU North, a satellite campus of Dallas Baptist University, is in west Plano Texas, and offers undergraduate and graduate courses and houses the admissions and academic counseling offices.

Plano Texas is one of 12 suburbs of Dallas that opt into the Dallas Area Rapid Transit public transportation system.

Plano Texas was the first city in Collin County to adopt a master plan for its road system.

Plano Texas is served directly by several major roadways and freeways.

Central Plano is bordered to the east by U S Highway 75, the west by Dallas North Tollway, the south by President George Bush Turnpike), and the north by Sam Rayburn Tollway (Texas State Highway 121).

Plano Texas Fire-Rescue has 386 full-time firefighters who operate out of 13 stations.

Plano Texas Police Department is an accredited agency and is the principal law enforcement agency serving Plano Texas.