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55-541: On April 21, 2017, it was announced that the Miami Beach Bowl had been sold to ESPN, would relocate to Frisco, Texas , and would be played at Toyota Stadium for the 2017 season. The new bowl game is named the Frisco Bowl . All three editions of the bowl were televised by ESPN . In 2014, the Miami Beach Bowl didn't provide a national radio carrier. As a result, both local schools broadcasts were made available through

110-778: A Major League Soccer team, moved its home to Pizza Hut Park (now Toyota Stadium) near the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Main Street in August 2005. A major international youth soccer tournament, the Dallas Cup , is hosted in Frisco each year and draws teams from around the world. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is co-located with Toyota Stadium. The Frisco RoughRiders , the Double-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of

165-443: A city manager . Council members' duties include enacting local legislation ( ordinances ), adopting budgets, determining policies, and appointing the city manager. The mayor and city council members each serve three year terms, with term limits of three terms. There have been only two city managers in Frisco history: George Purefoy, who served for over 34 years until his retirement in 2022, and his successor, Wes Pierson. According to

220-633: A black-box theater, and the National Videogame Museum . Frisco Square hosts a variety of events throughout the year including Arts in the Square, Music in the Square, and the annual Christmas in the Square holiday light show (the largest choreographed lights and music show in North Texas). The city hall also hosts a Music in the Chamber concert series in the city council chamber. Frisco Public Library

275-620: A considerably smaller margin than in 2016. These school districts lie entirely within Denton County: These school districts lie partly within Denton County: These private educational institutions serve Denton County: From around 1997 to 2015, the number of non-Hispanic white children in K-12 schools in the county increased by 20,000 as part of a trend of white flight and suburbanization by non-Hispanic white families. According to

330-454: A local campus on Parkwood Boulevard north of Warren Parkway. In 2008, Frisco ISD opened the Career and Technology Education Center. The University of Dallas moved its Carrollton campus to Frisco. UT Arlington has a professional MBA campus in Frisco. The University of North Texas core MBA courses can be taken at the Frisco campus. Denton County, Texas Denton County is located in

385-679: Is 33 °F (1 °C). The comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is 25 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 200,509 people, 64,151 households, and 48,519 families residing in the city, up from 2010's tabulation of 116,989. Among the population, the 2019 American Community Survey estimated 51.9% were non-Hispanic or Latino white , 8.4% Black or African American , 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native , 26.0% Asian alone, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander , 2.7% two or more races , and 10.7% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. By 2020, 48% of

440-551: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Miami is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in the U.S. state of Texas , located in Collin and Denton counties. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (DFW) and about 25 miles (40 km) from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . Its population

495-481: Is a " home rule " city. Frisco voters adopted its initial "home rule" charter in 1987. Frisco residents have voted to amend the charter three times since 1987: In May 2014, the Charter Review Commission recommended an additional 14 propositions, but these were never placed on the ballots. Frisco has a council-manager government, which consists of a mayor, six city council members elected at-large , and

550-515: Is a 20,500-seat stadium. It is primarily used as a soccer stadium by FC Dallas , but also hosts concerts and high school and college football games, including the NCAA Division I-AA (FCS) college football championship starting in 2010 and the NCAA Division I (FBS) Frisco Bowl starting in 2017. The Comerica Center (formerly Dr Pepper Arena), a combination hockey and basketball venue, is

605-644: Is headquartered in Frisco, and practices at the Comerica Center . The Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League had been based in Frisco since the fall of 2003, and shortly afterward the league moved its main offices to Frisco. In the 2013 off-season, the Texas Tornado relocated to North Richland Hills, Texas. The league relocated its offices in 2018. FC Dallas (formerly the Dallas Burn),

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660-450: Is in Frisco. The Frisco Athletic Center features 18,000 square feet (1,700 m ) of indoor aquatics elements and about 40,000 square feet (3,700 m ) of outdoor aquatic features. It features exercise equipment, basketball courts, and group exercise classes. On January 11, 2023, Universal Destinations & Experiences announced a "new concept"-styled theme park to be constructed in Frisco called Universal Kids Resort . Frisco

715-622: Is located in the northern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex , about 35 miles south of the border between Texas and Oklahoma . It is drained by two forks of the Trinity River . The largest body of water in Denton County is Lewisville Lake , which was formed in 1954 when the Garza– Little Elm Reservoir was merged with Lake Dallas. The county is on the western edge of the eastern Cross Timbers and also encompasses parts of

770-411: Is reliably Republican in statewide and national elections, although becoming less so since the 2018 election , when Beto O'Rourke earned 45.52% of the county's votes and two Democrats were elected. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the county was native Texan Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 , the only time since 1952 that the county has been carried by a Democrat. Denton swung rapidly into

825-510: The 2020 census , its population increased to 906,422, representing continued population growth among suburban communities outside of the principal metropolitan cities of Dallas and Fort Worth . Denton County ranked 29th on the U.S. Census Bureau's list of fastest-growing counties between 2000 and 2007, with a 41.4% increase in population. In 2010, the racial makeup of the county was 75% White, 8.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 6.6% Asian, and 3.0% from two or more races. About 18.2% of

880-665: The Frisco Fighters , debuted with home games to be played at Comerica Center . After the Fighters' 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the team played its inaugural home opener on June 5, 2021. In their first year of operation, the Fighters clinched a playoff berth, advancing as far as the IFL semifinal game against the eventual 2021 United Bowl champion Massachusetts Pirates . The Dallas Stars National Hockey League team

935-707: The Kichai and the Lenape , infrequently populated the area. The area was settled by Peters Colony landowners in the early 1840s. Until the annexation of Texas , the area was considered part of Fannin County . On April 11, 1846, the First Texas Legislature established Denton County. The county was named for John B. Denton, who was killed while raiding a Native American village in Tarrant County in 1841. Originally,

990-781: The Texas Rangers in the South Division of the Texas League , play in Frisco at Riders Field . The Texas Legends , affiliated with the Dallas Mavericks , are members of the NBA G League and play at Comerica Center . On November 16, 2017, Major League Lacrosse announced it would be moving the Rochester Rattlers franchise to The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco for the 2018 season as

1045-745: The U.S. Postal Service rejected the name as too similar to another community, Emberson, in Lamar County . In 1904, the town's residents chose "Frisco City" in honor of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. This name was later shortened to Frisco. Frisco is within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, partially in Denton and Collin counties, in North Texas . According to the United States Census Bureau ,

1100-569: The U.S. state of Texas . As of the 2020 census , its population was 906,422, making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton . The county, which was named for John B. Denton , was established in 1846. Denton County constitutes part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . In 2007, it was one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. Before the arrival of settlers, various Native American peoples, including

1155-529: The 2021 state and federal redistricting, Frisco contains most or parts of Texas State House of Representatives districts 57 , 61 , 66 and 106 . Frisco contains parts of Texas State Senate districts 8 and 30 . After the 2021 state and federal redistricting, Frisco contains parts of United States Congressional districts 3 , 4 , and 26 . Most of Frisco is in the Frisco Independent School District (Frisco ISD), with some parts of

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1210-652: The Dallas Rattlers. The Rattlers folded after the 2019 season. The Southland Conference , an NCAA Division I athletics organization, relocated its headquarters to Frisco in 2006. On February 26, 2010, Pizza Hut Park (now Toyota Stadium) was announced as the host of the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly NCAA Division I-AA) championship game, formerly held in Chattanooga, Tennessee , and Huntington, West Virginia . The first matchup, hosted by

1265-621: The Dallas area was being settled by American pioneers, many of the settlers traveled by wagon trains along the Shawnee Trail . This trail became the Preston Trail , and later Preston Road . With all this activity, the community of Lebanon was founded along this trail and was granted a U.S. post office in 1860. In 1902, a line of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway ("the Frisco") was being built through

1320-691: The Denton County Sheriff's Office, most in the Detention Bureau. The office operates a county jail that houses up to 1,400 prisoners. The office is co-located with the jail at 127 North Woodrow Lane in the city of Denton. As of 2021, the current sheriff is Tracy Murphree, who was first elected in 2016. That election was particularly contentious, with previous sheriff William B. Travis dogged by scandal, and new candidate Murphree making headlines for threatening violence against transgender people. Denton County, like most suburban counties in Texas,

1375-465: The FEDC, whose primary purpose is to reallocate such tax dollars to commercial ventures, is a matter of public debate. Frisco Square, a mixed-use development , became the new downtown along with the city hall. Frisco Square has about 250 rental residential units, seven restaurants, about 40,000 square feet (3,700 m ) of commercial office space, and a few personal-service locations. The major development in

1430-662: The Ford Center at the Star in lieu of a dedicated third football stadium, Frisco ISD has held high school football games at the Ford Center since it opened. Multiple professional indoor football teams have previously been based in Frisco, including the Frisco Thunder of the Intense Football League and the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football . In 2020 a new Indoor Football League expansion franchise,

1485-501: The Ford Center, including the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football and the Dallas Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse . Riders Field , a 10,316-seat baseball stadium , hosted its first baseball game on April 3, 2003. BaseballParks.com named it the best new ballpark that year, and it received the 2003 Texas Construction award for Best Architectural Design. Toyota Stadium , which opened in 2005 as "Pizza Hut Park",

1540-556: The Frisco ISD Career and Technical Education Center, high school students can experience and try different careers, from veterinary work to advertising and graphic design. The Texas Legislature designated Collin College as the community college for the municipality of Frisco as well as all of Collin County. The Preston Ridge campus of the community college district opened on Wade Boulevard in Frisco in 1995. Amberton University has

1595-510: The Frisco city limits, but some are in adjacent suburbs, such as Plano. All Frisco high schools compete in UIL Class 5A, with the exception of Panther Creek High School, which competes in Class 4A. The Frisco ISD Early Childhood School is available for children ages three and four who meet eligibility requirements for Headstart, Prekindergarten, or Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities. At

1650-675: The Grand Prairie portion of the Texas blackland prairies . Portions of Denton County sit atop the Barnett Shale , a geological formation believed to contain large quantities of natural shale gas . Between 1995 and 2007, the number of natural gas wells in the county increased from 156 to 1,820, which has led to some controversy over the pollution associated with hydraulic fracturing . American Community Survey 2023 Data The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2023, Denton County’s population

1705-529: The Republican column at the federal level in the 1950s and 1960s as Dallas and Fort Worth's suburbs spilled into the county. In 2018, former State Representative Michelle Beckley became the first Democrat elected to the state legislature from Denton County since 1984. Her district at the time, the former 65th , was located entirely within Denton County, and included significant portions of Carrollton , Highland Village and Lewisville . Beckley stepped down from

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1760-567: The Southland Conference, was played January 7, 2011. Frisco also has an Olympic-sized, state-of-the-art natatorium . The Frisco Baseball and Softball Association was established in 1984. The Frisco Football League is an organized recreational league that allows children to play football before entering football in the school district. The Flagfootball4fun Flag Football League (FF4FUN) is an organized recreational youth flag football league. The sports entertainment conglomerate Dude Perfect

1815-512: The Star is a 12,000-seat indoor stadium. The 91-acre Dallas Cowboys project "The Star" includes the team's headquarters and training facilities, including the Ford Center, where the Cowboys practice and Frisco ISD high school teams practice and play on a rotating basis. It is on Gaylord Parkway, one block west of the Dallas North Tollway. Multiple professional teams have made their home at

1870-843: The Texas Education Code, most of Denton County is assigned to North Central Texas College for community college . However, portions within Celina ISD, Prosper ISD, and the municipalities of Frisco and The Colony are instead assigned to Collin College (formerly Collin County Community College), and portions zoned to Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD are assigned to Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College District). These four year higher-education institutions serve Denton County: The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) operates fixed-route bus services, on-demand GoZone service, and ACCESS paratransit service in

1925-430: The area, and periodic watering stops were needed along the route for the steam locomotives. The current settlement of Lebanon was on Preston Ridge and was too high in elevation, so the watering stop was placed about 4 miles (6 km) to the west on lower ground. A community grew around this train stop, and some Lebanon residents moved their houses to the new community on logs. The new town was originally named Emerson, but

1980-586: The city extending into the Lewisville Independent School District , Little Elm Independent School District , and Prosper Independent School District . Lewisville ISD operates one elementary campus in the city while Prosper ISD operates an elementary school, a middle school, and Rock Hill High School , a high school within the Frisco city limits. Frisco ISD has 12 high schools 18 middle schools and 43 elementary schools , and 3 special programs centers. Most Frisco ISD schools are within

2035-455: The city has an area of 62.4 sq mi (161.6 km ), of which 160.1 km (61.8 sq mi) is land and 0.58 sq mi (1.5 km ), or 0.92%, is covered by water. Frisco is part of the humid subtropical region. The city gets 39 inches (990 mm) of precipitation per year. On average, 230 days per year are sunny. The July high is 96 °F (36 °C); the January low

2090-460: The city was $ 38,048. About 2.2% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over. The median price for a new home was $ 252,000. By 2019, its median income grew to $ 116,884. Frisco has many retail properties, including Stonebriar Centre , a 165-store regional mall ; IKEA , a furniture store with an area of 28,800 m (310,000 sq ft); and The Star,

2145-609: The city's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $ 227.2 million in revenue, $ 184.4 million in expenditures, $ 1.647 billion in total assets, $ 753.1 million in total liabilities, and $ 159.3 million in cash and investments. The city of Frisco is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments , the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions. After

2200-528: The county seat was set at Pinckneyville. This was later changed to Alton , where the Old Alton Bridge currently stands, and then moved finally to Denton. By 1860, the population of the county had increased to 5,031. On March 4, 1861, residents of the county narrowly voted for secession from the Union , with 331 votes cast for and 264 against. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad reached Lewisville , located in

2255-531: The county that includes Denton, Lewisville, and Highland Village. SPAN Transit covers areas outside of Denton and Lewisville. DCTA also operates the A-train , a commuter rail service that runs from Denton to Carrollton, at which station passengers can switch to the Green Line train owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). Passengers can transfer to other DART lines (denominated by different colors) at

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2310-529: The county. Denton County, like all counties in Texas, is governed by a commissioner's court , which consists of the county judge (the chairperson of the court), who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four districts. Justices of the peace are county officials with jurisdiction over landlord/tenant issues, small civil claims, certain misdemeanors involving fines only (no jail time), and other matters. The Denton Sheriff's Office employs more than 600 people, for

2365-538: The designation Tree City USA from the National Arbor Day Foundation . The United States 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, Texas, urban area had a population of 504,803 as of the 2020 census , ranked 83rd in the United States . When

2420-579: The headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys . Retail establishments and restaurants line Preston Road, one of the city's major north–south traffic arteries. Frisco took a different economic track than many surrounding cities, electing to use a fractional percent of local sales tax to fund the Frisco Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) rather than Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), the regional transportation body. The effectiveness of

2475-777: The home of the Texas Legends of the NBA G League and the Frisco Fighters of the Indoor Football League , and a practice facility for the Dallas Stars of the NHL . The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) moved their corporate headquarters to "The Star" in Frisco in time for the 2016 NFL football season; the complex opened in June 2016. Built-in partnership with Frisco ISD , which contributed $ 30 million to build

2530-522: The population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The 2020 census determined the racial and ethnic makeup was 53.58% non-Hispanic white, 10.52% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 10.23% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.43% some other race, 4.60% multiracial, and 20.16% Hispanic or Latino American of any race, reflecting state and national demographic trends of greater diversification. A Williams Institute analysis of 2010 census data found about 5.2 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in

2585-410: The population were non-Hispanic white, 8.82% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 26.27% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.52% some other race, 4.55% multiracial, and 11.48% Hispanic or Latino of any race. According to a 2010 American Community Survey estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $ 100,868, the median income for a family was $ 109,086. The per capita income for

2640-626: The project is the new city hall, main library, and public commons. A Cinemark theater opened in 2010. In 2012, a hospital, Medical City Plano-Frisco, was built north of the theater. Frisco's top employers as of 2019 were the following: Frisco hosts the Museum of the American Railroad , which is based in the Frisco Heritage Museum while construction on a separate museum complex continues. The nearby Discovery Center features an art gallery,

2695-488: The regular platforms. The only nationwide broadcast available was the Cougar IMG Sports Network simulcast on BYU Radio – nationwide on Sirius XM 143, Dish Network 980, and byuradio.org. In 2015, Touchdown Radio Productions picked up the rights to air the game nationwide. In 2016, the bowl was again broadcast only by local radio stations. This college football bowl article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in Florida

2750-451: The seat in 2022 to run for Lieutenant Governor , and ultimately it was won back by the Republican nominee. Also in 2018, Christopher Lopez was elected to Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, and became the first Democrat elected at the county level since 2004; Lopez held the JP6 position until a Republican challenger unseated him in 2022. Despite a Republican advantage, Denton County has trended leftward, as Joe Biden managed to win 45.2% of

2805-429: The southern portion of the county, by the early 1880s. The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square was built in 1896, and currently houses various government offices, as well as a museum. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 953 square miles (2,470 km ), of which 878 square miles (2,270 km ) are land and 75 square miles (190 km ) (7.8%) are covered by water. Denton County

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2860-418: The vote share (compared to Donald Trump 's 53.3%) in the 2020 presidential election, the best result for a Democrat since 1976. Many other suburban Texas counties, including its immediate neighbors in Collin and Tarrant Counties, as well as those around Houston and Austin , showed similar swings between 2016 and 2020. However, in 2024 many of these swung back toward Trump, though Trump carried Denton County by

2915-425: Was 1,007,703. It was also estimated that the county was 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 52.9% NH White, 11.8% NH Black, 11.9% NH Asian, 0.4% NH Native American, 0.1% NH Pacific Islander, 2.4% NH Multiracial. According to the 2010 United States census , there were 662,614 people, 224,840 households and 256,139 housing units in the county. The population density was 754.3 people per square mile (291.2 people/km ). By

2970-456: Was 200,509 in the 2020 U.S. census . Frisco was the fastest-growing city in the United States in 2017, and also from 2000 to 2009. In the late 1990s, the northern DFW suburban development tide hit the northern border of Plano and spilled into Frisco, sparking rapid growth into the 2000s. Like many of the cities in Dallas's northern exurbs, Frisco serves as a bedroom community for professionals who work in DFW. Since 2003, Frisco has received

3025-444: Was housed in City Hall until March 2023, when the new library opened in a converted warehouse building. The new library is the sixth-largest in Texas and hosts a full-size Tyrannosaurus skeleton named Rexy. Frisco is home to several sporting venues, many major sports teams headquarters, and an NCAA Division I conference headquarters. In April 2011, Men's Journal named Frisco the Best Place to Raise an Athlete. The Ford Center at

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