Collin County

Summary

Collin County is a county of Texas^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,380 views/month, #2 of 258).^[2]

Key Facts

• Collin County was a member of North Texas Tollway Authority^[3].
• Collin County is located in Texas^[4].
• Collin County is in the country of United States^[5].
• Collin County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas^[6].
• Collin County's capital is recorded as McKinney^[7].
• Collin County's shares border with is recorded as Grayson County^[8].
• Collin County's shares border with is recorded as Fannin County^[9].
• Collin County's shares border with is recorded as Hunt County^[10].
• Collin County's shares border with is recorded as Rockwall County^[11].
• Collin County's shares border with is recorded as Dallas County^[12].
• Collin County's shares border with is recorded as Denton County^[13].
• Collin McKinney is named after Collin County^[14].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as McKinney^[15].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allen^[16].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Anna^[17].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blue Ridge^[18].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Farmersville^[19].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lavon^[20].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lowry Crossing^[21].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lucas^[22].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Melissa^[23].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Murphy^[24].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nevada^[25].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Parker^[26].
• Collin County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Princeton^[27].

Body

Geography

Collin County is in the country of United States^[5]. It is located in Texas^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Collin County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2294'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+782341'}^[29], {'amount': '+788416'}^[30], {'amount': '+812879'}^[31], {'amount': '+834674'}^[32], {'amount': '+854778'}^[33], and {'amount': '+914127'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Collin County's instance of is recorded as county of Texas^[6].

History and Context

April 3, 1846 marks the founding of Collin County^[35]. Collin McKinney is named after it^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Collin County include McKinney National Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Collin County ranks in the top 0.78% of county_of_texas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,380 views/month, #2 of 258).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for it include McKinney National Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].