There are some ninety thousand people living in McKinney, Texas, which is a north Dallas suburb and also the county seat of Collin County. Because McKinney was one of the fastest growing communities in the United States from the years 2000 to 2003, best estimates suggest that the ultimate population in McKinney, Texas will reach more than three hundred thousand.
The average age in McKinney, Texas is thirty-one and the per capita income there exceeds twenty-eight thousand a year. Men living in McKinney, Texas tend to earn more than fifty-thousand while women pull in more than thirty-two thousand. In terms of demographic breakdown by gender, there are one hundred and two males per every one hundred females in McKinney, Texas. The racial make up of the city is seventy-eight percent Caucasian, seven percent African American, and eighteen percent Hispanic.
McKinney is located only thirty miles north of Dallas giving residents easy access to all the opportunities of this large city that, with neighboring Fort Worth, forms the sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This large, urban region comprises the economic and cultural center of North Texas.
Among local attractions in McKinney, visitors can tour the Chestnut Square Historic Village, a collection of nine historic homes dating to the 1850s. The oldest home in McKinney is located in the square and there are also gardens, a chapel, and a schoolhouse. Living history demonstrations are held once a month.
McKinney is also home to the Collin County History Museum, the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, Myers' Park and Event Center, the Old Collin County Prison, and Pecan Grove Cemetery. The cemetery dates back to the days of the Republic of Texas and numerous historical figures including gunslingers and governors have found their final resting place there.
McKinney also has one of the largest flea markets in the state of Texas, which is held the weekend before the third Monday of each month. Beginning on Friday and running through Sunday, the market is open from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon and an admission fee of three dollars is charged. Routinely the market features the wares displayed by some nine hundred vendors.
The McKinney, Texas newspaper is the McKinney Courier Gazette which has been published daily in Collin County since 1897. Like many publications the McKinney, Texas newspaper has an online presence and a great deal of information about McKinney itself can be found at the paper's website at www.courier-gazette.com.
In addition to being the county seat of Collin County, McKinney is an upscale northern suburb of Dallas. An historic community in the state, McKinney has its origins in the days of the Republic of Texas and is a pleasant and welcoming community to visit or in which to live. With ease of access to a major urban environment, McKinney has all the charm of a smaller town without sacrificing the convenience and amenities city life offers.