Kris Kearney's FINC 371 Blog: Welcome to Frisco

I am a proud member of the city of Frisco, Texas when I am not a full-time student at Texas A&M. I have lived in Frisco since I moved to Texas in 2004. I previously lived in Florida before moving to Texas. The city was named for the St. Louis-San Francisco railway that passed through town. This railway is why the city was established originally. Frisco has seen a resounding amount of change over the years, going from farm town and railroad destination to burgeoning suburb.

Frisco is located in both Collin and Denton county, just north of the city of Plano. Frisco's population has sky rocketed to 129,574. This is astounding, because most of the population growth has come in the last decade. The city's population was at 33,714 when the 2010 census was taken. This means the city's population has increased by 284% in 12 years. For some perspective on how rapidly Frisco's population has grown, the city was named the fastest growing city in the entire United States in 2009.

Frisco is primarily filled with married families. 67% of households consist of married couples, most with children. Only 21.7% of all households had no family presence. 97% of Frisco's population has at least a high school degree, and 62% of the population has a bachelor's degree or higher. Because most households are two parent families, the median income for the city is quite high. The median income is $109,086.

Most attractions and businesses are family oriented. Frisco is filled with high priced homes, and large pieces of real estate. Stonebriar Mall is one of the largest malls in the state of Texas. It was opened in August 2000. The mall includes 165 stores, and a 24 theatre AMC movie theatre.

Stonebriar Mall

In the year 2005, the city of Frisco built an IKEA store. IKEA is the largest furniture manufacturer in the world. The Frisco IKEA sits at the city limits and is built right above a large welcome to Frisco sign, that welcomes visitors to the city.

IKEA Frisco

My three personal favorite landmarks in Frisco are Dr. Pepper Arena, Dr. Pepper Ballpark, and FC Dallas Stadium (formerly known as Pizza Hut Park). Frisco has a glut of minor league organizations that all play in one of these three buildings. Dr. Pepper Arena is where the NHL's Dallas Stars practice, and where the minor league hockey team the Texas Tornados play. Dr. Pepper Ballpark is where the Texas Ranger's AA baseball team the Frisco Rough Riders play. FC Dallas Stadium is my personal favorite of the three. FC Dallas Stadium is in the center of town. FC Dallas Stadium is where the MLS team FC Dallas plays their home games. FC Dallas Stadium is also one of the two stadiums where all FISD football teams play their games. I personally got to play out many of my high school hero fantasies at FC Dallas Stadium as the center for the Frisco High School Raccoons football team (I am not making that up. I went to Frisco High School, home of the Frisco Fighting Raccoons). FC Dallas Stadium is the location of Jimmy Buffett's concert in Frisco. This is my favorite concert event of the year. The stadium parking lot transfers is too an enormous lot filled with cars, RV's, and golf carts filled with people ready for the city's largest party of the year. People plan their schedules around the Jimmy Buffett concert each year, just so they won't miss out on the biggest event the city throws each year.