Plano

Sister cities

• Ivanovo
• San Pedro Garza García
• Hsinchu City

History

Several Native American tribes have passed through what is now Plano, including the Comanche, Caddo, and Wichita. Settlers came to the area near present-day Plano in the early 1840s. at the intersection of Renner Road and the George Bush Turnpike (also bordered by Shiloh Road to the east). The development is expected to feature apartments, medical facilities, restaurants, a Race Trac gas station, and a hotel. On June 15, 2015, after five years of disuse, a water tower built in 1985 was demolished to make room for Legacy West.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Plano has an area of 71.6 square miles (185.5 km2). Plano is about from Downtown Dallas. Plano is in the humid subtropical climate zone. The highest recorded temperature was 118 °F (48 °C) in 1936. On average, the coolest month is January and the warmest is July. The lowest recorded temperature was –7 °F (–22 °C) in 1930. The maximum average precipitation occurs in May.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,204
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,636
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  21,096
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,525
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,460
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  14,982
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14,530
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,481

Largest nearby schools

• ALLEN H S
  High · ALLEN · 5,317 students · 19.2:1 ratio
• PLANO EAST SR H S
  High · PLANO · 3,082 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• PLANO WEST SENIOR H S
  High · PLANO · 2,625 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• PLANO SR H S
  High · PLANO · 2,288 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• LEBANON TRAIL H S
  High · FRISCO · 2,136 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• HERITAGE H S
  High · FRISCO · 2,127 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• CENTENNIAL H S
  High · FRISCO · 2,082 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• FRISCO H S
  High · FRISCO · 2,081 students · 15.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2024-05-01
  7 km SSW of Mansfield, Texas
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-01
  7 km S of Mansfield, Texas
• M 3.2 — 2019-10-01
  8 km SSW of Mansfield, Texas
• M 2.5 — 2019-07-08
  4 km SSE of Rendon, Texas
• M 2.8 — 2019-06-24
  1 km NW of Pottsboro, Texas
• M 3.4 — 2018-05-19
  8 km NW of Venus, Texas