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Celina, Texas

Northern America

Celina is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, lying in both Collin and Denton counties and forming part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It is one of the fastest-growing places in that region: the 2020 census counted 16,739 residents and a 2025 estimate puts the population at 64,427, with a projected buildout population of about 378,000. The Dallas Business Journal ranked it the fastest-growing city in the metroplex for three consecutive years, 2019 to 2021, and its population grew by 50.8 percent between 2015 and 2019. The community was established in 1876. In 2017 the city passed a gigabit city ordinance to bring fiber internet to every home, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott recognized it in May 2022 as the first gigabit city in the state.

Facts
Population
16,739 1
Founding Year
1876 1
Founding Year
1879 2
Founding Year
1879 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
Sources
1. Celina, Texas (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, second paragraph
    The population was 16,739 at the 2020 census
  • History section
    Although Celina was not established until 1876
  • Infobox: elevation_ft
    673
  • On Continent: North America, Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas
  • Part Of: United States, Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas
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2. Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association): Celina, TX
Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Association)History and Growth of Celina, Texas
Quote, History and Growth of Celina, Texas
It was established in 1879 and named by John T. Mulkey for his native town, Celina, Tennessee.
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.25, -96.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.25, -96.75
33.25 -96.75 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Celina - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4679944, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
Quote, cities500 record 4679944, place matched by name within the country (name and division match)
33.32456 -96.78444 P PPL US TX 085 64427 211 217 America/Chicago
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