Official Name: | Parker, Texas |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Collin |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 22.13 |
Area Land Km2: | 22.06 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.55 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.52 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 5462 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Area Code: | 214, 469, 945, 972 |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 184 |
Elevation Ft: | 604 |
Coordinates: | 33.0569°N -96.6214°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 48-55152[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1378837[3] |
Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,462 in 2020.
The first settlers arrived in the area that is now Parker in the early 1840s. The town was named after William C. Parker, the son of the area's first known settler, John C. Parker. It was incorporated as a city on March 22, 1969.[4]
Corinth Presbyterian Church was founded in Parker in 1846, with the current sanctuary built in 1923, and is thought to be the oldest continuing congregation in Collin County.[5]
Parker is located in southern Collin County at .[6] It is bordered to the north by Allen, to the west by Plano, to the south by Murphy, to the southeast by Wylie, and to the northeast by Lucas. It is northeast of the center of Dallas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.6km2, of which 0.1sqkm, or 0.39%, is water.[7] Parker is the location of the famed Southfork Ranch, the setting used in the television series Dallas.
White (NH) | 3,148 | 57.63% | |
Black or African American (NH) | 333 | 6.1% | |
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 7 | 0.13% | |
Asian (NH) | 1,036 | 18.97% | |
Some Other Race (NH) | 28 | 0.51% | |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 234 | 4.28% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 676 | 12.38% | |
Total | 5,462 |
A small part of Parker is served by the Allen Independent School District, while the majority is served by the Plano Independent School District.
The portion of Parker in AISD is served by Allen High School. The portion of Parker in PISD is served by Plano East Senior High School.