Parker County | |
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.jpg) The Parker County courthouse in Weatherford | |
 Flag | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′N 97°49′W / 32.78°N 97.81°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Named for | Isaac Parker, Texas legislator |
| Seat | Weatherford |
| Largest city | Weatherford |
| Area | |
• Total | 910 sq mi (2,400 km2) |
| • Land | 903 sq mi (2,340 km2) |
| • Water | 6.6 sq mi (17 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 148,222  |
| • Density | 160/sq mi (60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional districts | 12th, 25th |
| Website | www |
Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222.[1] The county seat is Weatherford.[2] The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year.[3] It is named for Isaac Parker, a state legislator who introduced the bill that established the county in 1855.[4] Parker later fought in the Texas Brigade.[5]
Parker County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "Parker County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "PARKER COUNTY". Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Parker, Isaac".