Plano, United States
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@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ last_edited: 2026-08-25 editor: editorial --- Plano, a Dallas suburb of 285,000 people 28 kilometres north of the metro core, hosts six retail-and-civic co-location clusters under the co-location methodology. Three combine hypermarket, hardware, and price-club anchors beside hospital campuses; two pair hypermarket with hardware; one pairs hypermarket with sporting goods. Corporate relocations by Toyota, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One drove the population from 17,872 in 1970 to 285,494 in 2020. Plano, a Dallas suburb of 285,000 people 28 kilometres (straight-line) north of the metro core, hosts six retail-and-civic co-location clusters under the co-location methodology. Three combine hypermarket, hardware, and price-club anchors beside hospital campuses; two pair hypermarket with hardware; one pairs hypermarket with sporting goods. Corporate relocations by Toyota, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One drove the population from 17,872 in 1970 to 285,494 in 2020. ## Overview According to Wikipedia (accessed 2026-05-30), Plano had a population of 285,494 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth most-populous city in Texas and the 73rd in the United States. The city covers approximately 72 square miles, the majority within Collin County, with a small western portion extending into Denton County. Plano lies approximately 17 miles (28 kilometres) northeast of downtown Dallas and is one of the principal suburbs of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The city's name derives from the Spanish word for "flat surface," a reference to the local prairie terrain. According to Wikipedia (accessed 2026-05-30), Plano had a population of 285,494 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth most-populous city in Texas and the 73rd in the United States. The city covers approximately 72 square miles, the majority within Collin County, with a small western portion extending into Denton County. Plano lies approximately 17 miles (28 kilometres, Wikipedia's general geographic distance, consistent with the platform's own straight-line metropolitan-reference measurement) northeast of downtown Dallas and is one of the principal suburbs of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The city's name derives from the Spanish word for "flat surface," a reference to the local prairie terrain. Plano's economic profile is distinct from that of a conventional residential suburb. The city hosts the headquarters of Frito-Lay, JCPenney, Pizza Hut, and Toyota Motor North America, the last of which relocated from California in 2014. Top employers reported for 2025 include JPMorgan Chase (11,261 employees), Capital One Finance (5,649), and Toyota Motor North America (4,938), reflecting a concentration of financial-services and corporate back-office operations alongside the legacy consumer-brand headquarters. The city's growth trajectory has been rapid: population rose from 17,872 in 1970 to 128,713 in 1990 and to 285,494 by 2020, driven by corporate relocations and accompanying infrastructure investment. The 2020 census recorded a diversified population, with 46.3 percent non-Hispanic white, 24.08 percent Asian, 16.04 percent Hispanic or Latino, and 8.77 percent Black or African American.