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. McKINNEY Recruitment Profile City of McKinney Director of Administrative Services The Community The City of McKinney, a vibrant, rapidly growing community of65,600, is located only 30 miles north of Dallas and 30 miles northeast of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The County Seat of Collin County, McKinney was originally settled and incorporated in 1848, One of the most historic and diverse communities in Texas, the City's population more than doubled in the last decade, ITom a 1990 census of21,623 to the 2000 count of 54,369. McKinney's residents en- joy superior municipal services and a high quality of life. The community otTers excellent resi- dential choices in price ranges ITom less than lOOK to over a million dollars, an outstanding park and open spaces program, and several historic districts, including its award winning Courthouse Square in old downtown, McKinney citizens tend to be younger, better educated and enjoy higher household incomes than the average for the DallasIFort Worth Metroplex. Recreational amenities include the Towne Lake Recreation Area, a 300-acre community park with a 22-acre lake, and Erwin Park, a 212-acre site in northwest McKinney. Other recreational and cultural outlets include the McKinney Symphony Orchestra, the McKinney Public Library, the Heard Natural Sciences Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, Chestnut Square and the Collin County Farm Museum as well as several championship golf courses, McKinney's thriving economy is spearheaded by the McKinney Municipal Airport, a 366-acre facility with a 7000-foot by 100-foot runway and over 150,000 takeotTs and landings annually, The City of McKinney has developed adjacent land into a gateway corporate and industrial park. A balanced community, McKinney otTers atTordable housing, the excellent McKinney Independ- ent School District, recreation, and a small town lifestyle. The amenities of the DallasIFort Worth Metroplex are all within an hour or less driving time, Additional information about the community is available on the City's website: http://www.mckinnevtexas.orfJ, The Organization City of McKinney: Our Mission . Provide basic services and products for enjoyable living. . Assure a safe place to live.