Here in Plano, we love our pets! From cats and dogs to birds and reptiles, pets reign here. Whether they take their dogs to the dog park or visit an open patio for dinner with a furry friend, pet owners know it too.
Plano is situated about 20 miles north of Dallas and sits in the northeast region, not far from the Texas-Oklahoma border. While most of Plano sits within Collin County, some of it also coincides with Denton County. The weather in Plano is typically humid subtropical, meaning that the summers can be very hot, and the winters can be cold.
Residents of Plano have plenty of reasons to enjoy living there. In spite of the flat plains the city is named after, the city offers beautiful centers of recreation, including Arbor Hills Nature Preserve, Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, and the Carpenter Park Recreation Center. In total, Plano offers more than 249 acres of park. Additionally, the Texas Pool is famous on its own. The saltwater pool is shaped exactly like Texas.
Plano is considered a suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth, but it also has a lot to offer on its own. For example, the city hosts the annual Plano Balloon Festival and Dickens in Historic Downtown. The All-American Fourth celebrates Independence Day with gorgeous fireworks set to music. This event is free. Asiafest is also a staple of the city, and offers exhibits, demonstrations, and more.
The economic center of Plano is focused on several large corporations being headquartered there, including J. C. Penney and Frito-Lay. Plano’s top employers include Capital One Finance, DXC Technology, Bank of America Home Loans, and Red Bee Media. With so many business travelers in the area, it also makes sense that tourism is crucial to the city’s economic development.
Plano was settled by Europeans for the first time in the 1840s. They established a sawmill, gristmill, and shop that would attract more settlers. They named the settlement Plano for a Spanish word for ‘plain’. Further economic growth came in 1872 with the development of a railway. Additional amenities followed. Also notable is the fact that one of the first doctors in the area tried to name the city Fillmore after the U.S. president, but the request was denied.
Plano offers more than 4,000 acres of open space, 167 miles of bike trails, and 94 miles of walking trails. With so much space to enjoy nature with your beloved dog, you will not want to go anywhere else.
Plano has a population of more than 275,000 as of 2016, by 2020 the population’s growth is expected to exceed 280,000. Plano, and its pet population is rapidly growing.