Celina, Texas
Celina is a fast-growing city in Collin County, about 12 miles north of Frisco on the northern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The area lies in the blackland prairie, with rolling farmland that has increasingly given way to suburban development as the metroplex has expanded northward. Its downtown square remains a recognizable center as the city grows outward around it.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 64,427
- Change from 2020 base
- +276.8%
- Land area
- 49.1 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Collin County and Denton County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Celina crosses county lines, so the appraisal district and tax office depend on the parcel address. School, city-limit, MUD, PID, and other special-district lines can be different too. Start with the full county list below instead of treating one county as the answer.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Celina
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Celina.
County Origins
Collin County Was Named for a Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Collin County was created in 1846 and named for Collin McKinney, who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Property Tax Relief
How the Homestead Exemption Lowers Your Property Tax Bill
If you own and live in your home in Collin County, you can apply for a homestead exemption that removes part of your home's value from the tax calculation.
County Origins
Denton County was created in 1846 and named for a preacher killed in a raid
The Texas legislature carved Denton County out of Fannin County in 1846 and named it for John Bunyan Denton, a preacher-lawyer who died in an 1841 raid.
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