City of Collinsville, Texas

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Statistics & Facts

The population of Collinsville is approximately 1,033 (1990).
The approximate number of families is 421 (1990).
The amount of land area in Collinsville is 1.488 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Collinsville to Washington DC is 1217 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 229 miles. (as the crow flies)
Collinsville is positioned 33.55 degrees north of the equator and 96.91 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

Collinsville location: eighteen miles southwest of Sherman on U.S. highway 377.

History & History Related Items

First known as Springville, Collinsville began settlement in the late 1850’s. The land for the town was donated by Joshua Miller. After the Civil War, L. M. Collins and her two sons came here from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She began the first free school in the North Texas area. In the early 1880’s, the Texas and Pacific Railway came through, which helped to establish the community as a shipping and retail center for the entire area. When incorporation took place in the 1890’s, the town was renamed Collins after the early settler. The population of the town remained fairly stable at around 600 residents for many years. Beginning around 1975, a period of new growth began. By 1989, there are about 911 residents. The population grew to over 1,000 by the 1990’s.