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{{Short description|City in the United States}}
{{redirect|McKinney}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = McKinney, Texas
| settlement_type    = City
| image_skyline      = {{multiple image|total_width = 280px|perrow = 1/3/2/3|border = infobox|caption_align = center
| image1 = McKinney,_Texas.jpg
| caption1 = Historic Downtown McKinney
| image2 = Old Collin County Courthouse.jpg
| caption2 = The [[Old Collin County Courthouse]]
| image3 = Adriatica in McKinney Texas.jpg
| caption3 = Aerial view of Adriatica Village
}}
| imagesize          = 270
| motto              = "Unique by nature"
| image_map          = Collin County Texas Incorporated Areas McKinney highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of McKinney in [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]], Texas
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{Nowrap|{{US}}}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{Flag|Texas|size=23px}}
| subdivision_name2  = [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]]
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1848
<!-- Government -->| named_for          = [[Collin McKinney]]
| government_type    = [[Council-Manager]]
| leader_party       = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Bill Cox<ref name=City-Council-McKinney>{{cite web|url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/1167/Council-Members|title=McKinney City Council Members|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 175.35
| area_total_sq_mi   = 67.70
| area_land_km2      = 173.43
| area_land_sq_mi    = 66.96
| area_water_km2     = 1.91
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.74
<!-- Population -->| population_total   = 195,308
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 213,509
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: McKinney city, Texas">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: McKinney city, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mckinneycitytexas/POP060210|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 1126.15
| population_density_sq_mi = 2916.79
| population_urban   = 504,803 (McKinney-Frisco) 
([[List of United States urban areas|US: 83rd]])<ref name="urban area">{{cite web |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications|title=2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications|author=United States Census Bureau|website=Federal Register|date=December 29, 2022}}</ref>
| population_density_urban_km2 = 1,285.3
| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 3,328.9
| population_demonym = 
<!-- General information -->| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 577
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 75069-75072
| area_codes          = [[Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945|214, 469, 945, 972]]
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;6
| timezone_DST       = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;5
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 48-45744<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2411064<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411064}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.mckinneytexas.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''McKinney''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Collin County, Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|title=Find a County|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2011|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is Collin County's third-largest city, after [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] and [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]]. A [[suburb]] of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]], McKinney is about {{convert|32|mi}} north of [[Dallas]].

The [[United States Census Bureau|Census Bureau]] ranked McKinney as the nation's fourth fastest-growing large city from 2010 to 2019<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/south-west-fastest-growing.html |title=Southern and Western Regions Experienced Rapid Growth This Decade |date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> and determined the city's 2020 population was 195,308.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: McKinney city, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mckinneycitytexas/POP060210|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> Based on Census Bureau estimates, as of July 2022 the city's population was 207,507, making it Texas's [[List of cities in Texas by population|15th-most populous]] city<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mckinneycitytexas/POP060210 |title=US Census Bureau Quick Facts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> and the [[List of United States cities by population|110th most populous in the United States.]]

The Census Bureau defines an [[urban area]] of northern Dallas-area suburbs that are separated from the Dallas–Fort Worth urban area, with McKinney and Frisco as the principal cities; the McKinney–Frisco urban area had a population of 504,803 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], ranked [[List of United States urban areas|83rd in the United States]].<ref name="urban area" />

==History==
[[File:Old map-McKinney-1876.jpg|left|thumb|Map from 1876]]In 1848, McKinney was named the county seat of Collin County due to the original county seat of [[Buckner, Texas|Buckner]] not being within three miles of the county's geographic center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beginnings |url=https://www.collincountyhistory.com/beginnings.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Collin County History |language=en}}</ref> On March 24, 1849, William Davis, who owned {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} where McKinney now stands, donated {{convert|120|acre|km2}} for the townsite. That same year, McKinney would be incorporated and in 1859  McKinney was incorporated again.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=McKinney's History {{!}} McKinney, TX - Official Website |url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/122/History |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=www.mckinneytexas.org}}</ref> In 1913, the McKinney adopted the commission form of government.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Association (TSHA) |first=Texas State Historical |title=McKinney |url=https://www.texasalmanac.com/places/mckinney |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Texas Almanac |language=en}}</ref>

Before the arrival of the railroad in 1872, McKinney saw little growth. After the arrival of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad however, McKinney became the primary commercial center of Collin County<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-25 |title=McKinney, Texas: What laid the tracks for its success and why it considered being the 'Sucker Capitol' |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2020/06/25/mckinney-texas-from-farmlands-to-the-county-seat-of-collin-county/#:~:text=From%201859%20to%201871,%20McKinney,city,%20including%20an%20opera%20house. |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref> and stimulated massive growth in the city. Over the next 50 years, McKinney would become an agricultural powerhouse with its production of corn, wheat, and oats, placing Collin County among the top producers in Texas. Cotton also contributed heavily to the economy of Collin County with three new cotton gin being built between 1870 and 1876 increasing the amount of cotton gins in McKinney to 4.<ref name=":3" />

With newfound prosperity coming from the railroad, McKinney started to build more infrastructure. Construction on the [[Old Collin County Courthouse]] begun in 1874<ref name=":3" /> and in 1883, McKinney saw the establishment of the Collin County National Bank<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collin County Bank |url=https://www.collincountyhistory.com/collin-county-bank.html |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Collin County History |language=en}}</ref> as well as the establishment of a telephone exchange. In 1889, the city installed electric lights.<ref name=":3" />

By 1970, Plano had surpassed McKinney in population size. Throughout the late 20th century, McKinney experienced steady growth, increasing from 15,193 residents in 1970 to 21,283 by 1990. By the mid-1980s, the town had evolved into a suburban commuter community for individuals working in Plano and Dallas. In 1985, McKinney had a population of just over 16,000 and supported 254 businesses. Since then, the city's growth rate has accelerated significantly.<ref name=":2" /> In the 2000 census, McKinney had grown to 54,369 with 2,005 businesses and in the 2010 census the population had more than doubled to 131,117 residents.<ref name="census1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/mckinneycitytexas/PST045219|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: McKinney city, Texas|website=www.census.gov}}</ref> The Census Bureau's July 2015 estimate placed the  population of McKinney at 162,898.<ref name="census1" /> A later estimate placed the city population as of January 1, 2019 as 187,802.<ref name="mckinneytexas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/294/Demographics-Census-Reports|title=Demographics, Census & Reports &#124; McKinney, TX - Official Website|website=www.mckinneytexas.org}}</ref>

Both the city and the county were named for [[Collin McKinney]], signer of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]], and a congressman for the Red River district of the former [[Republic of Texas]]. He was the author of a bill establishing counties in the northern part of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26765|title= Profile for McKinney, Texas, TX| publisher= ePodunk|access-date=August 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011054722/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26765 | archive-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|162.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which  0.7 square mile (1.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), or 1.07%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4845744| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): McKinney city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 31, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213043440/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4845744| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
McKinney is considered part of the [[humid subtropical]] region.
*On average, the warmest month is July.
*The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|118|F|abbr=on}} in 1936.
*On average, the coolest month is January.
*The lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-7|F|abbr=on}} in 1930.
*The maximum average precipitation occurs in May.
It is also part of the [[Texas blackland prairies]], part of [[Sun Belt]], which has hot, dry summers. Humidity makes temperatures feel higher, and winters are mild and are usually rainy; snowstorms occasionally occur. Spring is the wettest part of the year, which brings winds from the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]].

{{Weather box
|location = McKinney, Texas
|single line = Y
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|Jan record high F = 87
|Feb record high F = 95
|Mar record high F = 97
|Apr record high F = 100
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 118
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 93
|Dec record high F = 89
|year record high F= 118
|Jan high F = 52.5
|Feb high F = 58.1
|Mar high F = 65.6
|Apr high F = 73.3
|May high F = 80.2
|Jun high F = 87.7
|Jul high F = 92.7
|Aug high F = 92.6
|Sep high F = 85.4
|Oct high F = 75.7
|Nov high F = 63.2
|Dec high F = 54.8
|year high F= 73.5
|Jan low F = 31.1
|Feb low F = 34.9
|Mar low F = 42.2
|Apr low F = 51.2
|May low F = 60.8
|Jun low F = 68.5
|Jul low F = 72.0
|Aug low F = 70.6
|Sep low F = 64.2
|Oct low F = 53.0
|Nov low F = 42.4
|Dec low F = 34.1
|year low F= 52.1
|Jan record low F = −7
|Feb record low F = −5
|Mar record low F = 7
|Apr record low F = 25
|May record low F = 27
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 53
|Sep record low F = 39
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = 11
|Dec record low F = −4
|year record low F= −7
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.43
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.91
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.37
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.65
|May precipitation inch = 5.68
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.11
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.36
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.16
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.15
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.24
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.71
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.24
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|Jan snow inch = .8
|Feb snow inch = 1.0
|Mar snow inch = .1
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = .2
|Dec snow inch = .2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.3
|Feb precipitation days = 6.3
|Mar precipitation days = 7.6
|Apr precipitation days = 7.1
|May precipitation days = 8.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.0
|Jul precipitation days = 4.5
|Aug precipitation days = 4.1
|Sep precipitation days = 5.9
|Oct precipitation days = 6.3
|Nov precipitation days = 6.6
|Dec precipitation days = 6.6
|Jan snow days = .8
|Feb snow days = 1.0
|Mar snow days = .1
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = .1
|Dec snow days = .2
|source 1 = NOAA
|source 2 = The Weather Channel}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 315
| 1870 = 503
| 1880 = 1479
| 1890 = 2489
| 1900 = 4342
| 1910 = 4714
| 1920 = 6677
| 1930 = 7307
| 1940 = 8555
| 1950 = 10560
| 1960 = 13763
| 1970 = 15193
| 1980 = 16249
| 1990 = 21283
| 2000 = 54369
| 2010 = 131117
| 2020 = 195308
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 213509
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

At the [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]], the city had a population of 131,117 people. In 2020, the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] tabulated a population of 195,308, representing continued growth from the city's 2000 population of 54,369.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=McKinney%20city,%20Texas%20population&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=2021-11-08|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''McKinney city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – McKinney city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4845744&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McKinney city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4845744&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McKinney city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4845744&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|38,854
|84,547
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102,549
|71.46%
|64.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |52.51%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,876
|13,416
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,769
|7.13%
|10.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|237
|604
|style='background: #ffffe6; |713
|0.44%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|789
|5,244
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,891
|1.45%
|4.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|20
|81
|style='background: #ffffe6; |157
|0.04%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|83
|188
|style='background: #ffffe6; |852
|0.15%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|634
|2,631
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,985
|1.17%
|2.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9,876
|24,406
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,392
|18.16%
|18.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.10%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''54,369'''
|'''131,117'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''195,308'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]], 64% of the foreign-born residents of McKinney originated from Mexico. Since 2009, 70% of McKinney's total population born outside of the United States had arrived in the U.S. in the 1990s.<ref name="Brettellp61">Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). [[Brookings Institution Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA61 61].</ref> In May 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that McKinney was the third fastest-growing city in the United States. It had a 5.9% growth rate between 2015 and 2016.<ref name="A">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/05/25/census-bureau-shows-fastest-growing-cities-u-s/344945001/ |title=The Census Bureau shows the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. are ... |author=Mary Bowerman |date=May 25, 2017 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref>

Of the 68,458 households at the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], 59.8% were married-couples living together. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.36.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Selected Social Characteristics|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=McKinney%20city,%20Texas%20households&tid=ACSDP1Y2019.DP02|access-date=2021-11-08|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> In 2010, there were 28,186 households; 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were not families; 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29.

In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $63,366, and for a family was $72,133. Males had a median income of $50,663 versus $32,074 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $28,185. About 4.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2019, the median income in the city increased to $89,828; the mean income was $111,588.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Annual Income Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=McKinney%20city,%20Texas%20income&tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1901|access-date=2021-11-08|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Independent Bank in Texas.jpg|thumb|Independent Financial Building in 2019 on Henneman Way]]
In its beginning, McKinney heavily relied on agriculture. Unlike most of the American South, McKinney relied on the production of [[Maize|corn]] and [[wheat]] instead of [[cotton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Texas State Historical |title=Collin County |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/collin-county |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Texas State Historical Association |language=en}}</ref> This was due to the lack of railroads and general poor infrastructure in Collin County before the 1870s.<ref name=":3" /> After the railroads arrived in McKinney in 1872, McKinney would experience major growth in the cotton industry with the city becoming a major distributing point for cotton farmers in Collin County. Collin County itself would become the sixth largest cotton producer in the country by 1926.<ref name=":3" /> In 1870, there were only 1 cotton gin in McKinney but by 1876 there were 4 cotton gin in McKinney. The first textile mill in McKinney, the Texas Cotton Mill Company, opened a mill in McKinney in 1910.<ref name=":3" /> After [[World War II]], McKinney would start transitioning from its agricultural based economy to one based on industry and manufacturing.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=McKinney, Texas {{!}} Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/mckinney-texas |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.achp.gov}}</ref>

The per capita personal income per person has been consistently rising since at least the mid-2010s with per capita personal income rising from $32,849 in 2014 to $46,671 in 2023. The median household income also experienced a similar trend going from $81,118 in 2014 to $98,317 in 2023. As of the 2023 fiscal year, the unemployment rate in McKinney is 3.7%.<ref name="City of McKinney CAFR" />

According to the city's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref name="City of McKinney CAFR">{{cite report |url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2754 |title=City of McKinney, Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2024 |date=September 30, 2024 |publisher=City of McKinney, Texas |access-date=March 5, 2025 |type=Audited Report}}</ref> the top 10 employers in the city are:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #005850; color:#fff;" | #
! style="background: #005850; color:#fff;" | Employer
! style="background: #005850; color:#fff;" | # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Raytheon|Raytheon Intelligence & Space]]
|4,200
|-
| 2
|[[McKinney Independent School District]]
|2,920
|-
| 3
|[[Collin County]]
|2,000
|-
| 5
|[[Globe Life]]
|1,700
|-
| 4
|Encore Wire Corporation
|1,653
|-
| 7
|City of McKinney
|1,565
|-
| 6
|[[HCA Healthcare|Medical City McKinney Hospital]]
|1,424
|-
| 9
|[[Baylor Scott & White Health|Baylor Scott & White McKinney Hospital]]
|1,171
|-
| 8
|[[Collin College]]
|794
|-
|10
|[[Simpson Strong-Tie]]
|650
|}

== Culture ==
===Events===
The city hosts several large events throughout the year, many of which cover several blocks of historic downtown, to include:

* Krewe of Barkus - a pre-Mardi Gras festival held downtown focused on dogs with a parade, costumes, awards, and vendor booths.<ref>{{cite web|title=20 years later, McKinney Krewe of Barkus event is an annual Mardi Gras staple downtown|url=https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/20-years-later-mckinney-krewe-of-barkus-event-is-an-annual-mardi-gras-staple-downtown/article_a35c43e0-a259-11ed-9315-93d23546af71.html|publisher=McKinney Courier-Gazette|date=February 1, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
* Arts in Bloom - a downtown-wide arts festival, with local and visiting artists, as well as local wineries and food vendors, usually held the second weekend in April.<ref>{{cite web|title=McKinney prepares to host 2023 Arts in Bloom festival|url=https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/mckinney-prepares-to-host-2023-arts-in-bloom-festival/article_305a182a-c457-11ed-b09a-637b9463b260.html|date=March 17, 2023|publisher=McKinney Courier-Gazette|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
* Texas Music Revolution - in June the entire downtown area shuts down for two days for concerts from over 90 country performers on 20 different stages across the area, along with food and drinks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spring in McKinney Features Music, Art … & Golf!|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/sponsored/spring-in-mckinney-features-music-art-golf/|date=February 23, 2023|publisher=Texas Monthly Magazine|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
* Red White and Boom Parade & Fireworks Festival - a 4 July parade is held downtown in the morning and a large fireworks display and festival usually takes place in western McKinney.<ref>{{cite web|title=Here's what to know about McKinney's Red, White and BOOM!|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/06/27/heres-what-to-know-about-mckinneys-red-white-and-boom/|publisher=The Dallas Morning News|date=June 27, 2022|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
* Oktoberfest - in late September a large German-themed festival takes place for several days on the downtown square with authentic German food, beer, live music, games, and vendors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prost! 16th annual McKinney Oktoberfest brings a weekend of fun and frolic|url=https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/news/prost-16th-annual-mckinney-oktoberfest-brings-a-weekend-of-fun-and-frolic/collection_b47502b0-5bb9-11ee-a8e8-77552f85fcc1.html#1|publisher=McKinney Courier-Gazette|date=September 26, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
* Home for the Holidays - the weekend after Thanksgiving the downtown area shuts down for Santa with Christmas attractions, a large tree lighting ceremony, games, and shopping at the local stores.<ref>{{cite web|title=McKinney Welcomes Everyone Home for the Holidays|url=https://www.countylinemagazine.com/life-style/mckinney-welcomes-everyone-home-for-the-holidays/article_7f94d694-50f5-11ed-a937-e3b9715445c4.html|publisher=Country Line Magazine|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

===Arts===
The McKinney Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is housed in the [[Old Collin County Courthouse|historic Collin County courthouse]] in the square in historic downtown and was built in 1876 and remodeled in 1927.<ref>{{cite web|title=Initial MPAC: Performing Arts Center opens today|url=https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/news/initial-mpac-performing-arts-center-opens-today/article_bfda08a8-45ec-57c7-80f7-be36c5630041.html|publisher=McKinney Courier-Gazette|date=March 29, 2006|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> The MPAC has seating for 427 and regularly hosts live entertainment such as off-Broadway theater, comedy shows, and concerts, and is also the centerpiece for most large events, festivals, and other attractions that take place downtown.<ref>{{cite web|title=McKinney Performing Arts Center|date=September 23, 2017 |url=https://collincountymagazine.com/venues/mckinney-performing-arts-center/|publisher=Collin County Magazine|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

===Museums===
[[File:McKinney April 2017 012 (Historic U.S. Post Office).jpg|thumb|Collin County History Museum]]
Located in the historic 1911 McKinney Post Office in McKinney historic downtown, the Collin County History Museum has free admission several days a week and displays an extensive history of the Collin County area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collin County History Museum prepares new exhibit|url=https://eaglenationonline.com/50153/news/collin-county-history-museum-prepares-new-exhibit/|publisher=Eagle Nation Online|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref> This include an exhibit called "Created in Collin" that showcase the people, ideas, and products that began in Collin County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Shelbie |date=2024-02-09 |title=New 'Created in Collin' exhibit on display at the Collin County History Museum in McKinney |url=https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/mckinney/business/2024/02/09/new-created-in-collin-exhibit-on-display-at-the-collin-county-history-museum-in-mckinney/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Community Impact |language=English}}</ref>

The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary with a museum building that has exhibits on natural history, fossils, rocks and minerals, and live animals.  The wildlife sanctuary has 6.5 miles of trails through various types of terrain and is home to more than 240 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians and 15o species of wildflowers and other plants.  It contains a 50-acre wetlands with an outdoor learning center, observation deck, and boardwalk as well as an outdoor amphitheater with seating for 500 guests.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heard Museum to host Spring Plant Sale & Heritage Day|url=https://blueribbonnews.com/2014/03/heard-museum-to-host-spring-plant-sale-heritage-day/|date=March 15, 2014|publisher=Blue Ribbon News|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

The Collin County Farm Museum is located at the Myers Park & Event Center in rural McKinney and has exhibits reflecting the early settlers in the area and the farming and agricultural history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Live the Farm Life at the Collin County Farm Museum|url=https://dfwchild.com/live-the-farm-life-at-the-collin-county-farm-museum/|date=December 17, 2019|publisher=DFW Child|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

===Nature===
Erwin Park is a city owned park on 212 rural acres in northern McKinney.  The park has designated overnight campsites and picnic pavilions as well as 10 miles of mountain bike trails maintained by the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mountain Bike Skills Area Now Open at Erwin Park, McKinney|url=https://www.localprofile.com/community/mountain-bike-erwin-park-mckinney-7505247|date=May 26, 2023|publisher=Local Profile|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

The McKinney Farmers Market is held every Saturday morning in the historic Chestnut Square Heritage Village and in 2023 it was named the #1 Farmers Market in the Southwest United States by the American Farmland Trust.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 15th Annual America's Farmers Market Celebration|url=https://markets.farmland.org/news/american-farmland-trust-announces-winners-of-the-15th-annual-americas-farmers-market-celebration/|publisher=American Farmland Trust|date=September 21, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:McKinney April 2017 043 (Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library).jpg|thumb|Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library in 2017]]

===Libraries===
The city has two full-service libraries, the Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library on the north end of the historic downtown and the John & Judy Gay Library on Eldorado Parkway in western McKinney, that together lent out 1.6 million items during fiscal year 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=McKinney libraries continue implementing new features, programs amid growth|url=https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/mckinney/city-county/2023/03/09/mckinney-libraries-continue-implementing-new-features-programs-amid-growth/|date=March 9, 2023|publisher=Community Impact|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

==Sports==
McKinney has hosted the [[AT&T Byron Nelson]] golf tournament at the TPC Craig Ranch golf course since 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=What to know about the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson in McKinney|url=https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/what-to-know-about-the-2023-at-t-byron-nelson-in-mckinney/article_7f2ffad2-cf10-11ed-b152-ab83f9b5e1ef.html|publisher=McKinney Courier-Gazette|date=March 30, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

The [[McKinney Independent School District]] football stadium, a 12,000-seat stadium, hosts the college Division II National Championship game.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Division II football championship weekend has tacos, beer, fanfest in McKinney|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/things-to-do/2021/12/13/ncaa-division-ii-football-championship-weekend-includes-tacos-beer-and-fanfest-in-mckinney/|date=December 13, 2021|publisher=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

==Government==
===Local government===
{{see also|List of mayors of McKinney, Texas}}
[[File:McKinney City Hall (March 2025).jpg|thumb|McKinney City Hall]]
According to the ''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report'' (2016), the city's various funds had $324.6 million in total revenues, $247.9 million in total expenditures, $1.36 billion in total assets, $437.6 million in total liabilities, and $363.9 million in cash and investments.<ref>[https://www.mckinneytexas.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/1570 City of McKinney CAFR] Retrieved April 10, 2017</ref>

The McKinney City Council has seven members. Two members and the mayor are elected at large, and four members are elected to single-member districts.

McKinney's city manager serves under the direction of the city council, and administers and coordinates the implementation of procedures, policies, and ordinances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mckinneytexas.org/141/City-Manager |title=City Manager &#124; McKinney, TX - Official Website |publisher=Mckinneytexas.org |access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref>

The city of McKinney is a voluntary member of the [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.

===State government===
McKinney is represented in the [[Texas Senate]] by Republican [[Angela Paxton]], District 8, and Republican [[Drew Springer]], District 30. McKinney is also represented in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Keresa Richardson]], District 61.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Represents Me? |url=https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/map?address=&city=McKinney&zip=&county= |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=wrm.capitol.texas.gov}}</ref> Before Richardson, McKinney was represented in the Texas House by [[Frederick Frazier]] who was indicted in June 2022 on two charges of impersonating a public servant, a felony offense. He pleaded no contest in December 2023 as part of a plea agreement.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/frederick-frazier-plea-deal-impersonating-public-servant-texas/ | title=McKinney state Rep. Frederick Frazier pleads no contest to charges he impersonated a public servant | date=December 5, 2023 }}</ref>

===Federal government===
At the federal level, Texas's U.S. senators are [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]]. McKinney is in the [[Texas's 3rd congressional district|3rd Congressional district]], which is represented by [[Keith Self]].

===Police department===

The McKinney Police Department is the primary municipal law enforcement agency that serves the city. Chief Joe Ellenburg is the head of the department. As of 2023, the department had 252 sworn peace officers and 81 non-sworn civilian positions.<ref name="mckinneytexas1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/483/About-Us|title=About Us &#124; McKinney, TX - Official Website|website=www.mckinneytexas.org}}</ref>

The department was awarded national accredited status from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/1660/Agency-Accreditation|title=Agency Accreditation &#124; McKinney, TX - Official Website|website=www.mckinneytexas.org}}</ref> and is also a Texas Police Chief's Association Foundation (TPCAF) Recognized Agency,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/484/Agency-Recognition|title=Agency Recognition &#124; McKinney, TX - Official Website|website=www.mckinneytexas.org}}</ref> making it only the third agency in Texas to receive both state and national accreditation.<ref name="mckinneytexas1" />

Notable recent incidents in the department's history include the high-profile investigation of the [[McKinney homicide]] that claimed the lives of two adults and two high school football players;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.townsquarebuzz.com/truett-st-tragedy-then-and-now-the-night-our-innocence-vanished/ |title=Truett St Tragedy Then and Now | work=Town Square Buzz | date=March 7, 2014 | access-date=December 2, 2016 | author=Derryberry, Dylan | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619160051/http://www.townsquarebuzz.com/truett-st-tragedy-then-and-now-the-night-our-innocence-vanished/ | archive-date=19 Jun 2017 }}</ref> a 2010 attack on the police department headquarters by a gunman who fired over 100 rifle rounds at the building and employees after attempting to detonate a truck and trailer full of explosives;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Shots-Fired-Outside-McKinney-Police-Station-100886034.html |title=Man Fires More Than 100 Rounds at Police Headquarters | work=NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth | date=August 17, 2010 | access-date=December 2, 2016 | author=Heinz, Frank}}</ref> and protests and media attention after a video was released of the [[2015 Texas pool party incident]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/08/texas-police-officer-reaction-pool-party/28673177/ | title=Texas police officer in pool party video identified | work=USA Today | date=June 8, 2015 | access-date=June 9, 2015 | author=Zakalik, Lauren}}</ref>

==Education==
{{see also|Collin College|McKinney Independent School District}}

===Colleges===
[[File:Cary A. Israel Health Sciences Center.jpg|thumb|Cary A. Israel Health Sciences Center at [[Collin College|Collin College's]] Central Park Campus]]
McKinney is the home of the McKinney Campus<ref>{{cite web | url=https://collin.edu/campuses/ | title=Collin College Campuses and Centers &#124; Collin College }}</ref> (formerly known as the Central Park Campus) of [[Collin College]] near the city's center at US 75 and US 380, which opened in 1985 as the initial campus for the community college district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collin.edu/ |title=Collin College |publisher=Collin.edu |access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref> The Collin Higher Education Center campus of Collin College opened in southern McKinney in 2010 and offers select bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in partnership with Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Woman's University, The University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of North Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collin.edu/chec/|title=Collin Higher Education Center - Collin College|website=www.collin.edu}}</ref>

===Public school districts===
Two-thirds of McKinney residents are in the [[McKinney Independent School District]]; the remaining third are part of [[Frisco Independent School District]], [[Prosper Independent School District]], [[Allen Independent School District]], [[Melissa Independent School District]], [[Lovejoy Independent School District]], or [[Celina Independent School District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/mckinney/news/2017/09/02/mckinneys-city-etj-land-zoned-7-school-districts/|title=McKinney's city and ETJ land zoned for 7 school districts|date=September 2, 2017}}</ref>

Six of the seven school districts serving the city placed in the top 5% in the Niche 2023 Best School Districts in America which ranked 10,932 school districts; Prosper ISD ranked #82 nationally, Allen ISD ranked #92, Lovejoy ISD ranked #103, Frisco ISD ranked #150, Melissa ISD ranked #433, and McKinney ISD ranked #461.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-school-districts/t/mckinney-collin-tx/|title=2023 Best School Districts in McKinney}}</ref>

====Public high schools====
[[File:McKinney High Entrance.jpg|thumb|[[McKinney High School]]]]
For high school, the two thirds of the city's students are in McKinney ISD attend either [[McKinney High School]], [[McKinney North High School]] or [[McKinney Boyd High School]]. The remaining third of McKinney students attend [[Emerson High School (Texas)|Emerson High School]] (Frisco ISD), [[Heritage High School (Frisco, Texas)|Heritage High School]] (Frisco ISD), [[Independence High School (Frisco, Texas)|Independence High School]] (Frisco ISD), [[Rock Hill High School (Texas)|Rock Hill High School]] (Prosper ISD), Walnut Grove High School (Prosper ISD), [[Allen High School (Texas)|Allen High School]], [[Melissa High School]], [[Lovejoy High School (Texas)|Lovejoy High School]], or [[Celina High School (Texas)|Celina High School]].

In the 2023–2024 ''U.S. News & World Report'' rankings of 17,680 high schools nationwide, Lovejoy High School ranked #360, Independence High School ranked #687, Heritage High School ranked #837, McKinney North High School ranked #1,271, McKinney Boyd High School ranked #1,432, Allen High School ranked #1,704, Rock Hill High School ranked #2,563, McKinney High School ranked #2,629, Celina High School ranked #4,713, Melissa High School ranked #10,372, while Emerson High School and Walnut Grove High School were unranked due to being new schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?state-urlname=texas|title=U.S. News Best High Schools}}</ref>

===Public charter schools===
Imagine International Academy of North Texas is a no-tuition open-enrollment public charter school for grades K–12 in McKinney. It is open to students in any school district that serves McKinney residents. It is state-funded, independently run, and not part of any school district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/mckinney/2014/08/22/mckinney-charter-school-opens-academic-year-as-international-baccalaureate-world-school|title=McKinney charter school opens academic year as International Baccalaureate World School|date=August 22, 2014}}</ref>

===Private schools===
There are two private schools in the city that serve all grades from K–12, McKinney Christian Academy and Cornerstone Christian Academy. Both schools are associated with [[non-denominational Christianity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.mckinneychristian.org/about_us |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=www.mckinneychristian.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://ccawarriors.org/about/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Cornerstone Christian Academy in McKinney, Texas |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Media==
{{see also|List of newspapers in Texas|List of radio stations in Texas|List of television stations in Texas}}
The ''[[McKinney Courier-Gazette]]'' is a [[daily newspaper]] published in McKinney, covering [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scntx.com/mckinney_courier-gazette/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201224549/http://www.scntx.com/mckinney_courier-gazette/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=McKinney Courier-Gazette |publisher=McKinney Courier-Gazette |access-date=August 14, 2012 }}</ref> It is owned by American Community Newspapers. It has a daily circulation of 4,400 and a Sunday circulation of 26,400.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.echo-media.com/mediaDetail.php?ID=8563|title= The McKinney Courier-Gazette| publisher= Echo Media|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
McKinney is served by two [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Highways]]: [[U.S. Route 75 in Texas|US 75]] and [[U.S. Route 380|US 380]]. The city is also bordered by the [[Sam Rayburn Tollway]], a toll road administered by the [[North Texas Tollway Authority]] that runs to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]].

During the early 2010s, the far southwestern corner of McKinney, in the large Craig Ranch development, had a trolley bus that served the development and some shopping centers in the surrounding area. This service has since been discontinued.

====Collin County Transit====
McKinney operates the McKinney Urban Transit District (MUTD), branded as Collin County Transit. MUTD offers transit services to elderly, disabled, or low-income residents of McKinney, as well as [[Celina, Texas|Celina]], [[Lowry Crossing, Texas|Lowry Crossing]], [[Melissa, Texas|Melissa]], [[Princeton, Texas|Princeton]], and [[Prosper, Texas|Prosper]].

Originally, MUTD subsidized the cost of taxi rides.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transit Services |website=City of McKinney |url=https://www.mckinneytexas.org/1944/Transit-Services |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206000930/https://www.mckinneytexas.org/1944/Transit-Services |archive-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, this was replaced by a curb-to-curb service (operated in association with [[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]) that charges a fixed per-ride fare. MUTD services provide transportation to any location within Collin County, even those outside of participating cities, though trips outside of member cities have higher fares.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collin County Transit |url=https://www.dart.org/guide/supporting-services/rider-assistance-program/collin-county-transit |website=Dallas Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>

===Roads===

==== U.S Highways ====
* {{jct|state=TX|US|75}} Runs North-South through McKinney and goes through Melissa and [[Anna, Texas|Anna]] to the north.
* {{jct|state=TX|US|380}} Runs East-West through McKinney. In the east, 380 goes through Princeton and to the West, 380 goes through Prosper.<ref name=":1">[https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/maps/city/travel-map-texas.pdf Texas Official Travel Map]</ref>

==== State Highways ====
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|5}} Runs North-South through Downtown McKinney and goes through Melissa and Anna to the north.
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|121}} ([[Dallas North Tollway|Sam Rayburn Tollway]]) Runs alongside U.S. Highway 75 before splitting off to form Sam Rayburn Tollway which run along the McKinney-Allen border.<ref name=":1" />

==== Farm to Market roads====
* [[File:Texas FM 2478.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 2478]] Runs along the Frisco-McKinney border and merge into Sam Rayburn Tollway.
* [[File:Texas FM 543.svg|20px]] [[Farm to Market Road 543]] Small part runs through the northern edges of McKinney, merge into U.S. Route 380.<ref name=":1" />

===Air===
[[McKinney National Airport]] is a public [[general aviation]] (GA) airport located in southeast McKinney that handles between 300 and 700 flights a day.<ref name=WFAA-TKI>{{cite web|title=New corporate & general aviation terminal opens at McKinney National Airport|url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/new-terminal-opens-mckinney-national-airport/287-31a668e3-bcf8-482f-b0d7-b437c574675e|publisher=WFAA-TV ABC|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> The city purchased the airport in 1979, and in 2013 it also purchased the [[fixed-base operator]], bringing the major revenue source at the airport directly under city control.<ref name=aircenter-2023/> In 2023, the airport completed an expansion to the GA terminal to provide more space and amenities for passengers and flight crews from the 20 to 30 corporate aircraft that use the airport daily.<ref name=WFAA-TKI/><ref name=aircenter-2023>{{cite web |title=McKinney Air Center construction nears completion. What this means for residents|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/07/24/mckinney-air-center-construction-nears-completion-what-this-means-for-residents/|publisher=The Dallas Morning News|date=July 24, 2023|access-date=January 24, 2025}}</ref> In January 2025, city officials approved a $72 million project to build a commercial airline terminal on the east side of the airport.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2025/01/15/mckinney-airport-could-see-commercial-flights-next-year-as-terminal-plan-moves-forward/ |title=McKinney airport could see commercial flights next year as terminal plan moves forward |last=Kersh |first=Lilly |date=January 15, 2025 |work=The Dallas Morning News |location=Dallas, Texas |access-date=January 21, 2025 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

[[Aero Country Airport]], located in western McKinney, is a privately owned public-use GA airport used primarily by single-engine aircraft, with about 30 flights per day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airport owners worried about proposed subdivision in McKinney|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2014/12/21/airport-owners-worried-about-proposed-subdivision-in-mckinney/|publisher=The Dallas Morning News|date=December 20, 2014|access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref>

===Railways===
McKinney is the southern terminus of a [[branch line]] of the [[Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad]] that originates in [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/tpp/maps/texas-railroad-map.pdf |title=Statewide Railroad Map - texas-railroad-map.pdf |website=txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=January 22, 2024 |date=2021}}</ref> As of 2024, the rail line is used for freight haulage only; no scheduled passenger service is offered.

==Notable people==
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{{Incomplete list|date=February 2025}}
* [[Len Akin]], professional football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Len Akin|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AkinLe20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Dillon Anderson]], 2nd National Security Advisor
* [[Averie Bishop]], businessperson, social media personality, [[Miss Texas]] 2022
* [[Mike Bolsinger]], professional baseball pitcher, [[Toronto Blue Jays]]
* [[Larry Brantley]], actor and comedian known for voicing Wishbone on the [[PBS]] series of the [[Wishbone (TV series)|same name]]
* [[Haystack Calhoun|William Calhoun]], professional wrestler who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun<ref>{{cite web| title=William Calhoun| url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/search/?q=Calhoun%2C+Haystacks&t=dc.subject| publisher=texashistory.unt.edu| access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Hollie Cavanagh]], singer who placed fourth on [[American Idol (season 11)|11th season]] of ''[[American Idol]]''
* [[Tommy Crutcher]], football player; honorable mention All-State football at McKinney High School in 1959<ref>{{cite web|title=Tommy Crutcher|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CrutTo20.htm|publisher=Pro-Football Reference.com|access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Clem Daniels]], pro football player
* [[Elvis Duran]], hall-of-fame radio host at Z100
* [[Gustavo Julian Garcia]], convicted murderer executed in 2016 for a 1990 killing
* [[Chad Haga]], professional road racing cyclist
* [[Kenneth E. Hagin]], influential Pentecostal preacher<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenneth E. Hagin|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7E2G_Kenneth_E_Hagin_Broken_Arrow_OK|publisher=waymarking.com|access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Randy Ethan Halprin]], a member of the [[Texas Seven]]
* [[Adrianna Hicks]], actress
* [[Ronald Jones II]], professional football player; graduate of McKinney North High School
* [[Tom Kite]], professional golfer
* [[Brittany Lang]], professional golfer, 2016 [[U.S. Women's Open]] champion
* [[Zach Lee]], professional baseball player{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
* [[Anthony Lynn]], former head coach of NFL's [[Los Angeles Chargers]] (2017–2020)
* [[Ray McDonald (running back)|Ray McDonald]], NFL running back
* [[MO3 (rapper)|MO3]], rapper
* [[Karthik Nemmani]], 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/us/spelling-bee-koinonia-karthik-nemmani.html|title=A Texas Wild Card Wins Spelling Bee with 'Koinonia'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 2018|last1=Holson|first1=Laura M.}}</ref>
* [[Lee Nguyen]], professional soccer player for [[New England Revolution]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Nguyen|url=http://asianplayers.com/2012/03/03/vancouvers-rennie-explains-why-whitecaps-cut-lee-nguyen/|publisher=asianplayers.com|access-date=July 21, 2015|date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ken Paxton]], [[Texas Senate, District 8|Texas state senator from District 8]]; member of Texas House of Representatives, 2003–2013
* [[Alex Puccio]], professional climber and [[bouldering]] champion<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Puccio profile at IFSC|url=http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition/calendar#!person=7286&cat=5|publisher=International Federation of Sports Climbing|access-date=October 14, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Johnny Quinn]], Olympic athlete<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnnyquinnusa.com/about/ |access-date=April 20, 2014 |title=About Johnny Quinn|work=Johnny Quinn &#124; United States Olympian &#124; Professional Speaker :: Think Like An Olympian }}</ref>
* [[Jason Ralph]], actor
* [[Robert Richardson, Jr. (racing driver)|Robert Richardson Jr.]], NASCAR driver<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Richardson|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Robert_Richardson_Jr|publisher=racing-reference.info|access-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Scott Sanford]], [[certified public accountant]]; Republican member of [[Texas House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138362/scott-sanford#.UyJO3MtOUfg|title=Scott Sanford's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|access-date=March 13, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Keith Self]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] and former [[Collin County, Texas|Collin County]] Judge<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keith Self, U.S. Rep.: Email and phone. Salary, biographical details and latest news. |url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/keith-self/ |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Guinn Smith]], gold medalist at [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in pole vault<ref>{{cite web|author=Jeff Faraudo |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/07/20/bay-areas-guinn-smith-won-pole-vaulting-gold-in-last-london-olympics-in-1948 |title=Bay Area's Guinn Smith won pole vaulting gold in last London Olympics, in 1948 – The Mercury News |work=Mercurynews.com |date= July 20, 2012|access-date=December 2, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Mason Thames]], actor
* [[James W. Throckmorton]], governor of Texas, U.S. congressman, and member of Texas Senate<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fth36 |work=Handbook of Texas |title=Throckmorton, James Webb |access-date=December 31, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Andy Timmons]], professional guitarist
* [[London Woodberry]], professional soccer player
* [[Dudley Wysong]], professional golfer

==See also==

*[[Mickey Mantle World Series]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.mckinneytexas.org/ City of McKinney official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090122071111/http://mckinneytx.org/ McKinney Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.visitmckinney.com/ McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.mckinneycdc.org McKinney Community Development Corporation]
* [http://www.mckinneyedc.com McKinney Economic Development Corporation]

{{McKinney, Texas}}
{{Collin County, Texas}}
{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
{{Texas county seats}}
{{Geographic Location
|Center    = McKinney
|North     = [[Melissa, Texas|Melissa]]<br />(9 miles)
|Northeast = [[New Hope, Texas|New Hope]]<br />(7 miles)
|East      = [[Princeton, Texas|Princeton]]<br />(11 miles)
|Southeast = [[Fairview, Texas|Fairview]]<br />(7 miles)
|South     = [[Allen, Texas|Allen]]<br />(7 miles)
|Southwest = [[Plano, Texas|Plano]]<br />(10 miles)
|West      = [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]]<br />(12 miles)
|Northwest = [[Prosper, Texas|Prosper]]<br />(15 miles)
}}
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