Anna is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Anna is the birthplace of Kewpie Morgan, actor.
- CountyCollin County
- Population35,245 (2025 U.S. Census)
Anna, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 17 designs made from Anna's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
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| Anna Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Anna Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Anna Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Anna Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Anna Market Tote | $37 |
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The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
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Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
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Anna is included in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Anna is the birthplace of Kewpie Morgan, actor.
Population 2010: 8,249 → 2019: 15,000 → 2020: 16,896 → 2025: 35,245
From Wikidata (CC0).
Following the American Civil War, the Houston and Texas Central Railway resumed laying track north from Corsicana and passed through the area in 1872. By the time Anna was platted in 1883, it had a population of 20, two stores, a steam gristmill, and a Baptist church. A post office also opened in that year. In 1885, the railroad built a depot. The Anna Depot remains today as the oldest extant railroad station in Texas.
Local historian Chester A. Howell (1921-2019) compiled a brief history of Anna for inclusion in a book, A Town Named Anna, that was given to those who attended the Anna school homecoming on October 19, 1985. A one-page list of errata to correct some minor errors was added in 1989. In 2018, the Anna Area Historical Preservation Society published, "The Spark That Ignited The Town Of Anna" (ISBN 9781799137610), a collection of stories and pictures of early Anna, Texas.
The Houston and Texas Central Railway extended its track in a north–south route several miles east of Mantua in 1872. Mantua soon declined in favor of the new railroad towns of Van Alstyne (Grayson County) and Anna which developed here in early 1880s.
The town was named in honor of Miss Anna Quinlan, daughter of George A. Quinlan, superintendent of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad.
Liberty Christian Church, one of the earliest Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) churches in Texas, was founded in northern Collin County by pioneer settlers Collin McKinney and J. B. Wilmeth in 1846. In 1854, a Christian seminary was established by members of the Liberty congregation about two miles northwest of Anna in the (then) newly established community of Mantua.
According to local tradition Mantua's Christian congregation split between the two new communities. Former Mantua church members and early Anna resident Rebecca Sherley helped organize the First Christian Church of Anna in 1882. The Rev. Alf Douglas served as first Pastor. Services were held in the Sherley home until it burned in 1886. About 1890 the sanctuary was built here at the site of the former Sherley home. Major additions to the rear of the sanctuary were completed in 1949.
Lewis and Pauline Sherley moved to north Texas from Kentucky about 1853. Their grandsons, brothers Andrew, Benjamin and Fred Sherley, opened a hardware store in 1894. Eventually Fred bought out the other brothers. It remained in the family after the store closed in 1984. Over time they were undertakers as well as purveyors of furniture, farming implements and machinery, wagons, cotton, grain and groceries. Wagon-weighing scales in front of the building were removed when the road was widened. The structure is a fine example of an early Texas commercial building, retaining the original canopy and painted signs. Minimal Victorian-era detailing includes corbelled brickwork in the parapet and paneled kickplates on storefront display windows.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Anna, Texas, revision 1381748248 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Anna's population was 35,245 in the 2025 U.S. Census, up from 8,249 in 2010.