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][5]
Parker County | |
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U.S. county | |
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 | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Founded | 1856 |
| 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 (63/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| 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.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 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% | |
| 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 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.[citation needed]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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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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