Celina, Texas
Celina (/sɪˈlaɪnə/ sil-EYE-nə) is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Celina is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Celina, Texas | |
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Downtown Celina | |
Location of Celina in Collin County, Texas | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′11″N 96°46′58″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Collin, Denton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.21 sq mi (80.83 km2) |
| • Land | 30.93 sq mi (80.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 16,739 |
| • Density | 540/sq mi (210/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 75009 |
| Area code | 972 |
| FIPS code | 48-13684 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409421 |
| Website | Official website |
According to the 2020 U.S. census, the population of Celina was 16,739. The Dallas Business Journal has ranked Celina as the fastest-growing city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex for three consecutive years (2019-2021). The population growth rate of Celina was 50.8% from 2015 to 2019. Celina's maximum project buildout population is approximately 378,000.
Celina is the 1st gigabit city in the State of Texas and was recognized by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May 2022. In 2017, Celina passed a gigabit city ordinance, which was an innovative initiative to provide fiber, gigabit internet speed to all of its residential homes. As of 2021, approximately 9,300 homes have high speed fiber internet, and residents have pure fiber network with unlimited bandwidth and speeds of 1,000 megabits per second.