Plano is a city in Collin County and Denton County, Texas, United States.
Plano is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Plano is the 9th largest city in Texas and the 71st largest in the United States.
European settlers came to the area near present-day Plano in the early 1840s.
Plano has a total area of 71.6 square miles/185.5 km2.
Plano is in the humid subtropical climate zone. The highest recorded temperature was 118 °F in 1936. The lowest recorded temperature was -7 °F in 1930.
The estimated population of Plano is 287,064, as of 2019.
The annual Plano Balloon Festival and the Plano International Festival are two of the city’s premiere cultural and entertainment events.
Plano’s sister cities are Hsinchu, Taiwan & San Pedro Garza García, Mexico. Plano’s sister city also was Brampton, Canada, however, the relationship ended in 2018.
The Residents named the city Plano after the local terrain, unvaried and devoid of any threes, the name was accepted by the post office.
