Facts About McKinney
McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States.
On March 24, 1849, William Davis, who owned 3,000 acres where McKinney now stands, donated 120 acres for the townsite.
Ten years later, McKinney incorporated, and in 1913, the town adopted the commission form of government.
The city has a total area of 62.9 square miles, of which 62.2 square miles is land and 0.7 square miles is covered by water.
McKinney is considered part of the humid subtropical region. The highest recorded temperature was 118 °F in 1936. The lowest recorded temperature was −7 °F in 1930.
McKinney was named after Collin McKinney, one of the people who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
McKinney was originally incorporated as a town in 1849 and reincorporated as a city on May 28, 1859.
McKinney is located in west-central Collin County at 33°11′50″N 96°38′23″W / 33.197210°N 96.639751°W
The estimated population of McKinney is 182,055, as of 2019.
The city has a total area of 62.9 square miles, of which 62.2 square miles is land and 0.7 square miles is covered by water.
