Melissa is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,695 at the 2010 census, up from 1,350 at the 2000 census; in 2020, its population grew to 13,901.
History
Among Melissa's earliest inhabitants were Paleo-Indians; archaeological finds in the area have been dated to approximately 9500 BC. In the centuries since, several Native American tribes called the area home, including the Caddo, Cherokee, Delaware, and the Kickapoo. The Tonkawa people had a settlement in the area, northeast of McKinney.
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Racial and ethnic composition
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There were 4,250 households in Melissa, of which 56.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 71.6% were married-couple households, 7.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 9,420 || 67.8%
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| Black or African American || 1,576 || 11.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 157 || 1.1%
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| Asian || 489 || 3.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 10 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 647 || 4.7%
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| Two or more races || 1,602 || 11.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,997 || 14.4%
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2010 census
As of the census
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|Melissa Independent School District
|800
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|Redden Concrete, Inc.
|428
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|Beam Concrete Construction
|315
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|Buc-ee's
|313
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|5
|NTMWD Regional Disposal
|113
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|6
|City of Melissa
|90
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|7
|McDonalds
|65
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|8
|Calhar Utility Construction
|62
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|9
|Braum's
|45
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|10
|CMC Rebar
|35
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Education
The city is served by the Melissa Independent School District. In 2004, McKinney ISD and Anna ISD refused to educate any more Melissa ISD high school classes. In 2007, Melissa High School graduated their first class with 46 students. Harry McKillop Elementary School opened its doors as the elementary school in fall 2008, housing Pre-K to third grade. The former Melissa Ridge Elementary School campus was converted to Melissa Ridge Intermediate School, serving fourth and fifth grades, and Melissa Middle School, serving sixth, seventh and eighth grades. In 2015, Melissa Middle School was awarded "A School to Watch" which gives them a high rank of schools in Texas. In 2019, Melissa Schools redistributed the allocation of campuses with the following changes. Melissa Ridge Education Center servicing pre-k through kindergarten, Harry McKillop Elementary School serving grades 1–5, North Creek Elementary School serving grades 1–5, Melissa Middle School grades 6–8, and Melissa High School serving traditional grades 9–12.
Transportation
Both U.S Highway 75 and Texas State Highway 5 runs north to south through Melissa. Texas State Highway 121 runs northeast to southwest through Melissa eventually converging with 75 in the southwest corner of Melissa. FM 545 runs east to west through Melissa.
Roads
- Runs north to south through Melissa on the city's western side.
- Runs north to south between U.S 75 and SH 121.
- Runs northwest to southeast through Melissa. To the northwest is Westminster and to the southeast is McKinney.
- 20px FM 545 runs east to west through Melissa. To the east, FM 545 goes to Blue Ridge.