Plano is located in Texas, mainly within Collin County, but also extending
into Denton County.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 222,030, making it the
ninth largest city in Texas, and the seventieth most populous city in the United
States. Plano is within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
The city is home to many corporate headquarters, including Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.,
Electronic Data Systems, Frito-Lay, Cinemark Theatres, and JCPenney.
Plano is one of many cities in the Dallas area that opts into the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) public transportation system.
Plano is served directly by several major roadways and freeways, including U.S. Highway 75, the Dallas North Tollway, the President George Bush Turnpike, and SH 121.
Plano is also a frequent destination for business travelers; 80% of out-of-area visitors visit for this purpose, due to the city's proximity to Dallas, as well as the corporations it is home to. Plano also has a large convention center. Plano is locally famous for its annual hot air balloon festival.
Recently, Plano has made a concerted effort to draw retail to the area in an effort to boost sales tax returns. The newly constructed Shops at Legacy features apartments and an Angelika Film Center, while The Shops at Willow Bend is the city's new, upscale mall.
Plano is also the headquarters of the NCAA's Southland Conference.
Wal-Mart also considered the city's affluence when it decided to establish the experimental luxury Wal-Mart Supercenter on Park Road and the Dallas North Tollway.
Plano Independent School District serves most of Plano.
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, one at the Courtyard Center on Preston Park Boulevard and the larger Spring Creek Campus on Spring Creek Parkway at Jupiter.
SMU in Legacy is a graduate university serving the needs of 3,000 working professionals.
History of Plano:
In the early 1840s, several settlers came to the area around Plano. Several nearby facilities including a sawmill, gristmill and a store 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.
Unlike many of the other Dallas suburbs, which were closer to Dallas itself, the population of Plano initially grew slowly.
, many large corporations moved their headquarters to Plano, including JC Penney and Frito-Lay, which helped to further grow the city as more people desired to move closer to where they worked.
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