Facts about Plano

Neighborhoods in Plano include: Plano Fire-Rescue and Platinum Corridor, Dallas.

The official website for the city of Plano is http://www.plano.gov.

Plano is represented by City manager Bruce D. Glasscockand City council Mayor.

Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County; a small portion extends into Denton County.The city’s population was 269,776 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth most populous city in the state of Texas a high school graduation rate of 94 percent and some of the highest test scores in the nation. It has been rated as the wealthiest city in the United States by CNN Money, and the United States Census Bureau declared Plano the wealthiest city of 2008 by comparing the median household income for all U.S. cities whose populations were greater than 250,000. In 2008, Forbes.com selected Plano, University Park, and Highland Park as the three “Top Suburbs To Live Well” of Dallas. The annual Plano Balloon Festival and the Plano International Festival are two of the city’s premier cultural and entertainment events.