Plano South January 2022

2022 A N N U A L C O M M U N I T Y G U I D E

COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER IS PROUD TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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Methodist Richardson Medical Center is your family’s home for healthcare. Conveniently located at President George Bush Highway and Renner Road, our 269-bed hospital cares for our neighbors in Richardson, Garland, Plano and surrounding areas in Dallas and Collin counties. We oer specialties and services to meet your needs from primary to acute care including cardiology, digestive health, neurology and neurosurgery, cancer care, emergency care, orthopedics, robotic surgery, labor and delivery with a level III NICU, and women’s services. Our Campus for Continuing Care also oers behavioral and addiction recovery services, a sleep disorders center, wound care, and physical therapy. We’ve also received the gold seal of approval by The Joint Commission for digestive cancer care, as well as shoulders, hip, and knee replacement. At Methodist Richardson, we’re proud to provide the quality care and services that our friends and neighbors deserve. That’s community. And why so many people Trust Methodist.

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Create Church is celebrating its 8-year anniversary on Sunday, January 30, 2022. Join them to celebrate this New Beginning at an anniversary service at either 9:30 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. There will be free cupcakes, lattes and hot cocoa as well as activities for the kids including games, music and bounce houses. Create is a multicultural, non-denominational church where you can nd a true connection to God and others through great worship, powerful messages, fellowship and community. They have a vibrant children’s, youth, young adult and marriage ministry, and small groups that meet across Richardson/DFW. Create has a heart for helping people nd and fulll their created purpose in Christ. They would love to meet you and your family. To learn more about Create, visit its website createchurch.com or attend an upcoming weekend service at 3405 N. Central Expressway, Richardson, TX 75080. God Bless!

COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT

Data and information on local communities

COMPILED BY WILLIAM C. WADSACK

GETTING TOKNOWPLANO

The city of Plano’s population has grown nearly 10% over the last decade. As the city’s population grows, it has seen more individuals with wide-ranging racial and ethnic backgrounds move here. Plano’s populace has grown more diverse with increased levels of minority residents, including those who are Asian, Black, Hispanic and Latino. The data below also compares Plano’s history and size to that of Collin County and Denton County.

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SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, CITY OF PLANO COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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Plano

Collin County

Denton County

While the rate of population growth in Collin and Denton counties exceeded the state’s rise, Plano’s rate of growth was more modest. Population changes

Quick community facts

Year founded

Total square miles

Fiscal year 2021-22 property tax rate (per $100 valuation) $0.168 $0.4465 $0.233086

Total FY 2021-22 budget expenditures

2010

10-year population change Texas: +15.91%

1846 1873 1846

886 72 953

$412M $638.9M $336,9M

259,841

782,341

662,614

2020

285,494

1,064,465

906,422

+9.87%

+36.06%

+36.79%

PLANO SOUTH EDITION • JANUARY 2022