1876Government
== History ==
Although Celina was not established until 1876, settlers came into the area at a much earlier date.
1879History
In October 1879, a settlement formed 1 mi (1.6 km) south of its current location.
1880Education
A Methodist church was built in 1880, and it doubled as a schoolhouse for a short time.
1884Education
By 1884, Celina had a gristmill, cotton gin, school, several general stores, and a drug store that has been opened in “Old Celina.”
In 1902, news had reached Celina that the St.
1902Architecture
The town coined itself “Rollertown.” The move was completed in February 1902.
1907Government
In 1907, the town was officially incorporated with Will Newsom serving as the first mayor.
1910History
In 1910, Celina resident J.
1911Military
By July 1911, Smith's effort had paid off as several new buildings were ready for use and gravel streets were constructed, which gave Celina the appearance of a wide-awake, grow...
1915Architecture
Celina Pike, the first road in the county built exclusively for automobiles, opened in Celina in 1915.
1920History
By 1920, Celina had grown to 1,126 residents, but declined to 994 in 1940.
1921Economy
In 1921, Lone Star Gas organized Farmers Gas Company to provide natural gas to Celina and other small rural towns.
1924Government
In 1924, Texas Power and Light began supplying electricity to Celina then replaced by Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative in 1937.
2010Military
Celina has grown steadily after World War II until the significant population increase beginning in 2010.
2012Infrastructure
== Notable people ==
Craig James, NFL player, sportscaster and 2012 U.S.
2017History
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.
2019Military
The Dallas Business Journal has ranked Celina as the fastest-growing city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex for three consecutive years (2019-2021).
2020History
As of the 2020 census, the median age was 33.7 years, 33.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 8.2% were 65 years of age or older.
2021History
As of 2021, approximately 9,300 homes have high speed fiber internet, and residents have pure fiber network with unlimited data usage and speeds of 1,000 megabits per second.
2022Government
Celina is the 1st gigabit city in the State of Texas and was recognized by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in May 2022.