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Plano Texas

City of Plano

Plano is located partially in Collin County, but also in Denton County, Texas. It is in the suburb of Dallas, and is the ninth largest city in Texas, and the seventieth most populous city in the United States. Plano is within the Dallas-Plano metropolitan division of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, and is colloquially referred to as the Metroplex. The city is home to many corporate headquarters, including Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., Electronic Data Systems, Frito-Lay, Cinemark Theatres, and JCPenny.

Census Report 2000

Population	Median Household Income	Median Family Income
222,030	$78,722	$91,162

Plano Community History

Many settlers came to the Plano area in the 1840s. Several close-by buildings including a store, gristmill, and sawmill brought more people to the area. Mail service was established and after rejecting several names for the budding town (including naming it in honor of then-President Millard Fillmore), the locals suggested the name Plano, the Spanish word for "flat", a reference to the terrain of the area. The name was accepted by the Post Office and Plano was born.

Plano School Information

Plano Independent School District serves most of the Plano school system, while small portions of Plano are served by the Lewisville Independent School District and the Frisco Independent School District.

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

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Parks and Recreation

The city of Plano has an extensive amount of parks that offer great recreation opportunities for families and even the adventurer. The city parks feature swimming, skating, hiking, playgrounds, and picnic areas.

                                                                                                Parks and Recreation Links

                                                                                                Carpenter Park Recreation Center
                                                                                                Clark Recreation Center
                                                                                                Douglass Community Center
                                                                                                Frito Lay / Pepsi Youth Ballpark
                                                                                                Liberty Recreation Center
                                                                                                Jack Carter Park Pool
                                                                                                Plano Senior Center

Plano offers a wide variety of entertainment for people of all ages. The area's attractions includes golf courses and tennis courses, fine dining, other great restaurants, museums, tours, and galleries.

Plano also has some of the best shopping centers in Texas, which visitors and residents shops for some of the most unique items. Home decor, clothing boutiques and antique shops are just some of the few Plano has.

Restaurants and Shopping Links
Steak houses
Mexican
Chinese
Japanese
Greek
French
Cajun
Bar B Q
Collin Creek Mall
The Shops at Willow Bend
Lakeside Market
The Shops at Legacy

Activities Links
ArtCentre of Plano
Fairview Farms
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Interurban Railway Museum
Southfork Ranch
Walking Tour of Historic Plano
Biblical Arts Center
GameWorks

Plano Utilities Info

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