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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 · Two schools of thought about how our city was named have swirled among Plano natives for years. 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.
Another international IT company, Tech Mahindra, was considering moving 500 jobs to Plano; $280,000 in economic incentives were considered by the Plano City Council.
Dec 29, 2015 · Plano was incorporated as a city in 1873 and elected its first Mayor. When renowned cartographer Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler created this bird’s eye view of Plano in 1891, the city’s population was between 1,200-1,500. As of January 2015, Plano’s population was approximately 270,000. Below, portions of T. M. Fowler’s map are enlarged and ...
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City Historical Marker. Old downtown Plano was started in 1852 by Eli Murphy, a storekeeper, and grew along the wagon road (Ave. K). In 1872, the H. & T. C. Railway came through bringing incorporation (1873) and further growth. The entire downtown burned in 1881, but the town rebuilt. The St. Louis, Arkansas, and Texas Railway came through in ...
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 ...
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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 ...
