Joe Marion Allison (October 3, 1924 – August 2, 2002) was an American songwriter, radio and television personality, record producer, and country music business executive. Allison won five BMI performance awards for hit singles he wrote and a 2 million performance award for writing " He'll Have to Go ". He co-founded the Country Music Association . CMT called him "one of the most influential figures in the rise of modern country music."
42-904: Joe Allison was born in McKinney, Texas in 1924. He attended East Van Zandt elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas , followed by McKinney Texas Junior High and high school in Denison, Texas . He graduated high school in 1939 and attended junior college in Tishomingo, Oklahoma . Allison got his start in the music industry as a music radio announcer for KPLT in Paris, Texas . In 1944, he worked at KMAC in San Antonio, Texas . He became an associate of Tex Ritter 's, serving as emcee for Ritter's Canadian and American tour in 1945. The next year, he wrote " When You Leave, Don't Slam
84-578: A congressman for the Red River district of the Republic of Texas . He was the author of a bill establishing counties in the northern part of the state. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 62.9 square miles (162.9 km ), of which 0.7 square mile (1.7 km ), or 1.07%, is covered by water. McKinney is considered part of the humid subtropical region. It
126-433: A cotton compress, and a cottonseed oil mill, as well as banks, churches, schools, newspapers, and from the 1880s, an opera house. Businesses also came to include a textile mill, an ice company, a large dairy, and a garment-manufacturing company. The population grew from 35 in 1848 to 4,714 in 1912. By 1953, McKinney had a population of more than 10,000 and 355 businesses. The town continued to serve as an agribusiness center for
168-401: A day. City-owned since 1979, in 2023 the airport completed an extension to the runway, increasing it to 8,502 feet long, along with an expansion to the air center, totaling 17,000 square feet, to provide more space and amenities for passengers and flight crews from the 20 to 30 corporate aircraft that use the airport daily. Aero Country Airport is located on the west edge of McKinney and is
210-462: A female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were not families; 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.29. In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $ 63,366, and for a family was $ 72,133. Males had a median income of $ 50,663 versus $ 32,074 for females. The per capita income for
252-473: A population of 195,308, representing continued growth from the city's 2000 population of 54,369. As of the 2000 U.S. census , 64% of the foreign-born residents of McKinney originated from Mexico. Since 2009, 70% of McKinney's total population born outside of the United States had arrived in the U.S. in the 1990s. In May 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that McKinney was the third fastest-growing city in
294-498: A privately owned public-use recreational airport with a 4,352-foot long runway that has a daily use of about 30 planes, primarily single-engine aircraft. Woodlawn Memorial Park (Nashville, Tennessee) Woodlawn Memorial Park is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville , known as a site where many prominent country music personalities are buried including Porter Wagoner , George Jones , Tammy Wynette , and Eddy Arnold . It
336-660: A radio show on the Armed Forces Radio Network , which would be the longest running show on the network, and promoted the Country Music Association (CMA), which he helped found. He was awarded the CMA's Founding President's Award for his work in 1964. He moved back to Nashville in the last half of the decade, where he managed the country department at Dot Records . He independently produced " The Tip of My Fingers " and " Yesterday When I Was Young " by Roy Clark . In
378-675: Is a daily newspaper published in McKinney, covering Collin County . It is owned by American Community Newspapers. It has a daily circulation of 4,400 and a Sunday circulation of 26,400. McKinney is served by two U.S. Highways : US 75 and US 380 . The city is also bordered by the Sam Rayburn Tollway , a toll road administered by the North Texas Tollway Authority that runs to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . During
420-463: Is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas , United States. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco . A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex , McKinney is about 32 miles (51 km) north of Dallas . The Census Bureau ranked McKinney as the nation's fourth fastest-growing large city from 2010 to 2019 and determined the city's 2020 population
462-409: Is a no-tuition open-enrollment public charter school for grades K–12 in McKinney. It is open to students in any school district that serves McKinney residents. It is state-funded, independently run, and not part of any school district. There are two private schools in the city that serve all grades from K–12, McKinney Christian Academy and Cornerstone Christian Academy. The McKinney Courier-Gazette
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#1732880119588504-581: Is also part of the Texas blackland prairies , which means it gets hot summers because it is in the Sun Belt . Humidity makes temperatures feel higher, and winters are mild and are usually rainy; snowstorms occasionally occur. Spring is the wettest part of the year, which brings winds from the Gulf Coast . At the 2010 U.S. census , the city had a population of 131,117 people. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulated
546-527: Is home to more than 240 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians and 15o species of wildflowers and other plants. It contains a 50-acre wetlands with an outdoor learning center, observation deck, and boardwalk as well as an outdoor amphitheater with seating for 500 guests. The Collin County Farm Museum is located at the Myers Park & Event Center in rural McKinney and has exhibits reflecting
588-442: Is located 660 Thompson Lane, a site rich in history. The land was originally a Revolutionary War land grant of 968 acres given to John Topp in 1788, eight years before Tennessee became a US state . In 1836 it became known as "Melrose" when US Senator Alexander Barrow purchased it and built a fine mansion with that name. The property served as a field hospital in 1865 during American Civil War Battle of Nashville . The site
630-622: Is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Angela Paxton , District 8, and Republican Drew Springer , District 30. McKinney is also represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Frederick Frazier , District 61. Frazier was indicted in June 2022 on two charges of impersonating a public servant, a felony offense. He pleaded no contest in December 2023 as part of a plea agreement. At
672-603: The 1970s he was head of Paramount Music and Capitol Records ' country divisions. At Paramount, he signed Joe Stampley and Tommy Overstreet . At Capitol, he worked with Red Steagall and produced Tex Ritter's final album. He was awarded the Jim Reeves Award in 1970. In 1976, he was inducted into the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame and two years later, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Allison retired from
714-495: The 2000 census, McKinney had grown to 54,369 with 2,005 businesses and in the 2010 census the population had more than doubled to 131,117 residents. The Census Bureau's July 2015 estimate placed the population of McKinney at 162,898. A later estimate placed the city population as of January 1, 2019 as 187,802. Both the city and the county were named for Collin McKinney , signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence , and
756-595: The 2023–2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings of 17,680 high schools nationwide, Lovejoy High School ranked #360, Independence High School ranked #687, Heritage High School ranked #837, McKinney North High School ranked #1,271, McKinney Boyd High School ranked #1,432, Allen High School ranked #1,704, Rock Hill High School ranked #2,563, McKinney High School ranked #2,629, Celina High School ranked #4,713, Melissa High School ranked #10,372, while Emerson High School and Walnut Grove High School were unranked due to being new schools. Imagine International Academy of North Texas
798-911: The Door " for Ritter, which became Allison's first number one hit. In 1949, Allison moved to Nashville, where he worked for WMAK . By that time, he had already appeared on the Grand Ole Opry . In 1953, he got a job with KXLA in Pasadena, California , taking over for Tennessee Ernie Ford . That same year, he co-founded the Country Music Disc Jockeys Association. He traveled between Nashville and Pasadena, writing songs and working on radio and television. In Nashville, he appeared regularly at WSM and WSIX . He wrote two hit singles during this decade: " Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young " by Faron Young (1955) and " Teen-Age Crush " by Tommy Sands (1957),
840-670: The TPC Craig Ranch golf course since 2020. The McKinney Independent School District football stadium, a 12,000-seat stadium, hosts the college Division II National Championship game. According to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (2016), the city's various funds had $ 324.6 million in total revenues, $ 247.9 million in total expenditures, $ 1.36 billion in total assets, $ 437.6 million in total liabilities, and $ 363.9 million in cash and investments. The McKinney City Council has seven members. Two members and
882-442: The United States . On March 24, 1849, William Davis, who owned 3,000 acres (12 km ) where McKinney now stands, donated 120 acres (0.49 km ) for the townsite. Ten years later, McKinney incorporated, and in 1913, the town adopted the commission form of government. For its first 125 years, McKinney served as the county's principal commercial center. The county seat provided farmers with flour, corn, cotton mills, cotton gins,
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#1732880119588924-406: The United States. It had a 5.9% growth rate between 2015 and 2016. Of the 68,458 households at the 2019 American Community Survey , 59.8% were married-couples living together. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.36. In 2010, there were 28,186 households; 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had
966-558: The University of North Texas. Two-thirds of McKinney residents are in the McKinney Independent School District ; the remaining third are part of Frisco Independent School District , Prosper Independent School District , Allen Independent School District , Melissa Independent School District , Lovejoy Independent School District , or Celina Independent School District . Six of the seven school districts serving
1008-943: The city placed in the top 5% in the Niche 2023 Best School Districts in America which ranked 10,932 school districts; Prosper ISD ranked #82 nationally, Allen ISD ranked #92, Lovejoy ISD ranked #103, Frisco ISD ranked #150, Melissa ISD ranked #433, and McKinney ISD ranked #461. For high school, the two thirds of the city's students who are in McKinney ISD attend McKinney High School , McKinney North High School and McKinney Boyd High School . The remaining third of McKinney students attend Emerson High School (Frisco ISD), Heritage High School (Frisco ISD), Independence High School (Frisco ISD), Rock Hill High School (Prosper ISD), Walnut Grove High School (Prosper ISD), Allen High School , Melissa High School , Lovejoy High School , or Celina High School . In
1050-423: The city was $ 28,185. About 4.9% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2019, the median income in the city increased to $ 89,828; the mean income was $ 111,588. According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top 10 employers in the city are: The city hosts several large events throughout
1092-519: The city's center at US 75 and US 380, which opened in 1985 as the initial campus for the community college district. The Collin Higher Education Center campus of Collin College opened in southern McKinney in 2010 and offers select bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in partnership with Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Woman's University, The University of Texas at Dallas, and
1134-512: The cost of taxi rides. In 2022, this was replaced by a curb-to-curb service (operated in association with Dallas Area Rapid Transit ) that charges a fixed per-ride fare. MUTD services provide transportation to any location within Collin County, even those outside of participating cities, though trips outside of member cities have higher fares. The McKinney National Airport is located in southeast McKinney and handles between 300 and 700 flights
1176-490: The county until the late 1960s. By 1970, Plano surpassed McKinney in size. McKinney experienced moderate population growth, from 15,193 in the 1970 census to 21,283 in the 1990 census. By the mid-1980s, the town had become a commuter center for residents who worked in Plano and Dallas. In 1985, it had a population of just over 16,000 and supported 254 businesses. Since then, McKinney's rate of increase has been much more dramatic. In
1218-660: The early 2010s, the far southwestern corner of McKinney, in the large Craig Ranch development, had a trolley bus that served the development and some shopping centers in the surrounding area. This service has since been discontinued. McKinney operates the McKinney Urban Transit District (MUTD), branded as Collin County Transit. MUTD offers transit services to elderly, disabled, or low-income residents of McKinney, as well as Celina , Lowry Crossing , Melissa , Princeton , and Prosper . Originally, MUTD subsidized
1260-564: The early settlers in the area and the farming and agricultural history. Erwin Park is a city owned park on 212 rural acres in northern McKinney. The park has designated overnight campsites and picnic pavilions as well as 10 miles of mountain bike trails maintained by the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association. The McKinney Farmers Market is held every Saturday morning in the historic Chestnut Square Heritage Village and in 2023 it
1302-426: The federal level, Texas's U.S. senators are John Cornyn and Ted Cruz . McKinney is in the 3rd Congressional district , which is represented by Keith Self . The McKinney Police Department is the primary municipal law enforcement agency that serves the city. Chief Joe Ellenburg is the head of the department. As of 2023, the department had 252 sworn peace officers and 81 non-sworn civilian positions. The department
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1344-547: The historic 1911 Federal building in historic downtown, the Collin County History Museum has free admission several days a week and displays an extensive history of the Collin County area. The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is a 289-acre wildlife sanctuary with a museum building that has exhibits on natural history, fossils, rocks and minerals, and live animals. The wildlife sanctuary has 6.5 miles of trails through various types of terrain and
1386-545: The latter cowritten with Joe's wife Audrey Allison. In 1957, he worked in Hollywood, where he hosted Country America , a county-pop music show on ABC . Allison worked in radio and transitioned into music labels in the 1960s, while still writing songs. He started the decade off in 1960 with a job at KFOX in Long Beach, California while starting the country music department at Liberty Records . One of his first artists at Liberty
1428-497: The lives of two adults and two high school football players; a 2010 attack on the police department headquarters by a gunman who fired over 100 rifle rounds at the building and employees after attempting to detonate a truck and trailer full of explosives; and protests and media attention after a video was released of the 2015 Texas pool party incident . McKinney is the home of the Central Park Campus of Collin College near
1470-625: The mayor are elected at large, and four members are elected to single-member districts. McKinney's city manager serves under the direction of the city council, and administers and coordinates the implementation of procedures, policies, and ordinances. The city of McKinney is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions. McKinney
1512-582: The music industry in the late 1970s. He sold antiques and fine art until 1988, when he had a heart attack , and continued to serve on the board of various organizations in his later life. He died in Nashville of lung disease in 2002 and his remains were interred in the Woodlawn Memorial Park . Joe Allison is an inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame . McKinney, Texas McKinney
1554-505: The year, many of which cover several blocks of historic downtown, to include: The McKinney Performing Arts Center (MPAC) is housed in the historic Collin County courthouse in the square in historic downtown and was built in 1875 and remodeled in 1927. The MPAC has seating for 427 and regularly hosts live entertainment such as off-Broadway theater, comedy shows, and concerts, and is also the centerpiece for most large events, festivals, and other attractions that take place downtown. Located in
1596-484: Was Willie Nelson . At Liberty, he also worked with Hank Cochran and is credited with Bob Wills ' comeback . That same year, he wrote Jim Reeves ' hit " He'll Have to Go " with his wife Audrey. They also wrote the answer song " He'll Have to Stay " with Charles Grean , which was a hit that same year for Jeanne Black . In 1961, he started working at Central Songs, a publishing house based in Los Angeles. He also hosted
1638-546: Was 195,308. Based on Census Bureau estimates, as of July 2022 the city's population was 207,507, making it Texas's 15th-most populous city. The Census Bureau defines an urban area of northern Dallas-area suburbs that are separated from the Dallas–Fort Worth urban area, with McKinney and Frisco as the principal cities; the McKinney–Frisco urban area had a population of 504,803 as of the 2020 census , ranked 83rd in
1680-526: Was awarded national accredited status from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and is also a Texas Police Chief's Association Foundation (TPCAF) Recognized Agency, making it only the third agency in Texas to receive both state and national accreditation. Notable recent incidents in the department's history include the high-profile investigation of the McKinney homicide that claimed
1722-410: Was established as a cemetery in the 1930s, and in 1993 the property, then reduced to 205 acres, was acquired by Roesch-Patton Corporation. Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery, there are many prominent members of Nashville's country music industry. In June 2018, Woodlawn installed the " Lynn Anderson Rose Garden", consisting of 200 Lynn Anderson Hybrid Rose Bushes (named for the singer by
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1764-708: Was named the #1 Farmers Market in the Southwest United States by the American Farmland Trust. The city has two full-service libraries, the Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library on the north end of the historic downtown and the John & Judy Gay Library on Eldorado Parkway in western McKinney, that together lent out 1.6 million items during fiscal year 2022. McKinney has hosted the AT&;T Byron Nelson golf tournament at
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