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Frisco,
with a population of almost 30,000, is the fastest growing
city in North Texas and the second fastest growing city
in the United States in the 10,000-50,000 population
category. Frisco is located just to the north of Plano
and is divided between Collin County and Denton County.
Frisco
has 69 square miles within its boundaries and has the
second lowest crime rate in Collin County.
The
average sales price for a home in Frisco is $113,000;
average apartment rent is $613. Frisco has an average
family income of $66,840.
Frisco
sits on the edge of the Dallas-Plano northern business
center, just minutes from Legacy Business Park, which
includes the corporate headquarters of JC Penney, EDS,
Frito-Lay, and Dr Pepper.
Frisco
is the home of the largest mall in North Texas, Stonebriar
Centre Mall, which opened in August 2000. It adds more
than 125 shops to the area retail base. Under development
is Frisco Square, which will be a new downtown district
in the town-square concept. This new 1920s-design development
will combine office space with retail, restaurants,
entertainment facilities, and municipal buildings including
a new library, town hall, heritage center, and justice
center. A residential section will include 400 housing
units.
Frisco
ISD currently has nine schools with a total enrollment
of 5,480. The Preston Ridge campus of the Collin County
Community College District provides opportunities for
higher education. Opening its doors in 1995, this is
the CCCCD's technology campus and enrolls about 2,000
students each semester.
In
1998, the Superdrome, an outdoor cycling track, opened
in Frisco as a joint venture between the CCCCD and the
City of Frisco. A state-of-the-art fitness/natatorium
was opened in 1997, which holds a 25-meter indoor pool
and is available to all Frisco residents on a membership
basis. Frisco also has numerous hike and bike trails
and both public and private golf courses. The Warren
Sports complex offers an 8-acre lake that is regularly
stocked with black bass and channel catfish. For more
fishing or boating and water sports, area lakes are
within close driving distance. Frisco has 12 public
parks.
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