Editing Plano, Texas (section)

==History==
{{see also|Timeline of Plano, Texas}}
[[File:Old map-Plano-1891.jpg|thumb|Plano, Texas in 1891. Toned [[Lithography|lithograph]] by A.E. Downs, [[Boston]]. Published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer. [[Amon Carter Museum]], [[Fort Worth, Texas]]]]

Several Native Americans have passed through what is now Plano, including the [[Comanche]], [[Caddo]], and [[Wichita people|Wichita]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.localprofile.com/community/plano-history-7503364|title=Plano History: A brief account of how we got here|date=December 13, 2018|website=Local Profile}}</ref> Settlers came to the area near present-day Plano in the early 1840s.<ref name="Timeline" /> Facilities such as a [[sawmill]], a [[gristmill]], and a store soon brought more people to the area. A mail service was established, and after rejecting several names for the nascent town (including naming it in honor of then-President [[Millard Fillmore]]),<ref name="Schell" /> residents suggested the name ''Plano'' (from the Spanish word for "flat") in reference to the local terrain. The post office accepted the name.<ref name="Schell" />

In 1872, the completion of the [[List of Texas railroads|Houston and Central Texas Railway]] helped Plano grow, and it was incorporated in 1873.<ref name="Schell" /> By 1874, the population was over 500.<ref name="Timeline" /> In 1881, a fire raged through the business district, destroying most of the buildings.<ref name="Timeline" /><ref name="Schell" /> Plano was rebuilt and business again flourished through the 1880s. Also in 1881, the city assumed responsibility for what would eventually become [[Plano Independent School District]] (PISD), ending the days of it being served only by private schools.<ref name="Timeline" />

At first, Plano's population grew slowly, reaching 1,304 in 1900 and 3,695 in 1960.<ref name="Timeline" /> By 1970, Plano began to feel some of the boom its neighbors had experienced after World War II. A series of [[public works]] projects and a change in taxes that removed the farming community from the town helped increase the population. In 1970, the population reached 17,872,<ref name="Timeline" /> and by 1980, it had exploded to 72,000.<ref name="Timeline" /> Sewers, schools, and street development kept pace with this massive increase, largely because of Plano's flat topography, grid layout, and planning initiatives.

During the 1980s, many large corporations, including [[J. C. Penney]] and [[Frito-Lay]], moved their headquarters to Plano, spurring further growth. By 1990, the population reached 128,713,<ref name="Timeline" /> dwarfing the [[county seat]], [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]]. In 1994, Plano was recognized as an [[All-America City Award|All-America City]].<ref name="AllAmerica" /> By 2000, the population grew to 222,030,<ref name="Timeline" /> making it one of Dallas's largest suburbs. Plano is surrounded by other municipalities and so cannot expand in area, and there is little undeveloped land within the city limits. But as of July 2012, one large tract of land was being developed: Turnpike Commons<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theretailconnection.net/uploaded/property/20080813114241164.pdf |title=Turnpike Commons |website=Theretailconnection.net |date=August 13, 2008 |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807111920/http://www.theretailconnection.net/uploaded/property/20080813114241164.pdf |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 {{Convert|178|ft|adj=on}} water tower built in 1985 was demolished to make room for [[Legacy West]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/plano-water-tower-scheduled-for-demoltion/120163/ |title=Crews Demolish 30-Year-Old Plano Water Tower |website=Nbcdfw.com|date=June 15, 2015 }}</ref>