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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 | |
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![]() The Parker County courthouse in Weatherford | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
![]() Texas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°47′N 97°49′W | |
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State | ![]() |
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 included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 910 square miles (2,400 km2), of which 903 square miles (2,340 km2) are land and 6.6 square miles (17 km2) (0.7%) are covered by water.[6] The county is intersected by the Brazos River.[7]
Slipdown Mountain and Slipdown Bluff, at a height of 1,368 feet (417 m), are the highest points in Parker County.[8] They are located just east of the Advance community, southwest of Poolville.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1860 | 4,213 | — | |
1870 | 4,186 | −0.6% | |
1880 | 15,870 | 279.1% | |
1890 | 21,682 | 36.6% | |
1900 | 25,823 | 19.1% | |
1910 | 26,331 | 2.0% | |
1920 | 23,382 | −11.2% | |
1930 | 18,759 | −19.8% | |
1940 | 20,482 | 9.2% | |
1950 | 21,528 | 5.1% | |
1960 | 22,880 | 6.3% | |
1970 | 33,888 | 48.1% | |
1980 | 44,609 | 31.6% | |
1990 | 64,785 | 45.2% | |
2000 | 88,495 | 36.6% | |
2010 | 116,927 | 32.1% | |
2020 | 148,222 | 26.8% | |
2023 (est.) | 173,494 | 17.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1850–2010[10] 2010[11] 2020[12] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[11] | Pop 2020[12] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 99,698 | 117,747 | 85.27% | 79.44% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,842 | 1,636 | 1.58% | 1.10% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 768 | 878 | 0.66% | 0.59% |
Asian alone (NH) | 631 | 990 | 0.54% | 0.67% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 35 | 97 | 0.03% | 0.07% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 64 | 470 | 0.05% | 0.32% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,479 | 6,585 | 1.26% | 4.44% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 12,410 | 19,819 | 10.61% | 13.37% |
Total | 116,927 | 148,222 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
In 2000, the county had a population of 88,495; by 2020, its population increased to 148,222.[12] Among the 2020 census population, the racial and ethnic makeup was 79.44% non-Hispanic white, 13.37% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 4.44% multiracial, 1.10% Black or African American, 0.67% Asian alone, 0.59% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.32% some other race, and 0.07% Pacific Islander.
Parker County, like most suburban counties in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, has been a Republican stronghold for decades. Republicans have held all public offices since 1999 and the county has not voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1976. Furthermore, Parker County is a state bellwether for Texas in U.S. presidential elections, having voted for the statewide winner in every presidential election since the county's formation in 1856. It shares this status along with Aransas County, Brown County, Lampasas County, Shackelford County, and Young County.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 62,045 | 81.50% | 13,017 | 17.10% | 1,066 | 1.40% |
2016 | 46,473 | 81.79% | 8,344 | 14.69% | 2,000 | 3.52% |
2012 | 39,243 | 82.28% | 7,853 | 16.47% | 598 | 1.25% |
2008 | 36,974 | 77.11% | 10,502 | 21.90% | 475 | 0.99% |
2004 | 31,795 | 77.63% | 8,966 | 21.89% | 196 | 0.48% |
2000 | 23,651 | 71.18% | 8,878 | 26.72% | 696 | 2.09% |
1996 | 14,580 | 54.29% | 9,447 | 35.18% | 2,828 | 10.53% |
1992 | 10,321 | 37.54% | 7,934 | 28.86% | 9,239 | 33.60% |
1988 | 14,090 | 62.01% | 8,517 | 37.48% | 116 | 0.51% |
1984 | 13,647 | 69.07% | 6,050 | 30.62% | 62 | 0.31% |
1980 | 8,505 | 52.65% | 7,336 | 45.41% | 314 | 1.94% |
1976 | 4,692 | 36.18% | 8,186 | 63.12% | 91 | 0.70% |
1972 | 7,152 | 69.11% | 3,184 | 30.77% | 13 | 0.13% |
1968 | 3,068 | 32.98% | 4,301 | 46.23% | 1,934 | 20.79% |
1964 | 2,175 | 29.16% | 5,270 | 70.66% | 13 | 0.17% |
1960 | 3,467 | 48.50% | 3,629 | 50.77% | 52 | 0.73% |
1956 | 3,390 | 51.46% | 3,165 | 48.04% | 33 | 0.50% |
1952 | 3,523 | 50.50% | 3,434 | 49.23% | 19 | 0.27% |
1948 | 806 | 19.75% | 3,061 | 75.02% | 213 | 5.22% |
1944 | 559 | 12.27% | 3,503 | 76.90% | 493 | 10.82% |
1940 | 558 | 13.12% | 3,687 | 86.69% | 8 | 0.19% |
1936 | 375 | 12.95% | 2,493 | 86.08% | 28 | 0.97% |
1932 | 372 | 10.68% | 3,074 | 88.28% | 36 | 1.03% |
1928 | 2,178 | 66.24% | 1,110 | 33.76% | 0 | 0.00% |
1924 | 438 | 14.70% | 2,391 | 80.26% | 150 | 5.04% |
1920 | 488 | 20.60% | 1,765 | 74.50% | 116 | 4.90% |
1916 | 173 | 7.77% | 1,797 | 80.69% | 257 | 11.54% |
1912 | 135 | 5.62% | 1,700 | 70.72% | 569 | 23.67% |
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