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Website. plano.gov. Plano (/ ˈpleɪnoʊ / PLAY-noh) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the largest city in Collin County. Plano is also one of the principal cities of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. With a population of 285,494 at the 2020 census, [ 5 ] it is the ninth most-populous city in Texas, and, respectively, the 73rd ...
May 2, 2017 · One story claims that Dr. Henry Dye, a local physician, submitted the name of Planno, which he understood to be the Spanish word for “plain,” when the first post office was established here. The extra “n” was eventually dropped. William I and his wife Ruth in front of his home where the first Plano post office was located, circa 1850 ...
According to Collin County, colonists agreed on the name Plano in 1852 after rejecting the name “Fillmore,” which would have been an ode to the president of the day.Plano earned its name for ...
Oct 11, 2024 · Plano, city, Collin and Denton counties, northern Texas, U.S., located about 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Dallas. It is situated in a region of blackland prairie and was first settled (1845–46) by a group called Peters’ Colony (named for William S. Peters, who had led investors in gaining land grants from the Republic of Texas in the early 1840s).
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HISTORY OF PLANO. The community of Plano originated in the early 1840's in the Republic of Texas. Most of the early pioneers migrated from Kentucky and Tennessee as small groups of settlers found their way to Collin County's blackland prairie. Initial efforts to settle the area began in 1841, but progress was halted by Indian attacks until 1844 ...
In 1873, a year after the arrival of the Houston Texas Central Railroad, Plano was incorporated. By 1960, the city had a population of almost 3,700 residents. New residents, seeking the American dream, began streaming into Plano in the early 1960's and by 1980, the city’s population had increased to 72,000. Today, Plano is a vibrant, safe ...
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Jun 2, 2023 · Plano will host a celebration for its 150th birthday on Saturday at Haggard Park in the city’s downtown area. The event from 4 to 8 p.m., with an afterparty in McCall Plaza at 8 p.m., will ...
