McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas, United States, and the second in population to Plano. As of the 2006, the North Central Texas Council of Governments estimated the city population to be 102,853. The US Census Bureau listed McKinney as the nation’s fastest growing city from 2000 to 2003 and again in 2006, among cities with more than 50,000 people. This growth is due to McKinney being located at the northeastern edge of the rapid suburban development north of Dallas. Both the city and county were named after Collin McKinney, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and a congressman for the Red River district of the Republic of Texas.
McKinney has a strong history of amateur athletics. The McKinney Soccer League is one of the largest youth soccer leagues in the area, with over 3000 children participating each spring and fall. There is also a strong youth baseball presence with two youth baseball leagues, the McKinney Baseball Association founded in 1955 and the McKinney Little League Baseball, Inc. founded in 1997. The AABC Mickey Mantle 16 and Under World Series is played in McKinney each summer. McKinney is also home to the McKinney Marshalls, 2006 Champions of the Texas Collegiate League, and the new Michael Johnson Performance Center, headed by 5-time Olympic Gold medalist Michael Johnson (athlete).
