Parker, Texas

For another place, see Parker, Johnson County, Texas. Not to be confused with Parker County, Texas.

Parker is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,462 in 2020.^[4]

Parker, Texas
City
Location of Parker in Collin County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°03′22″N 96°37′47″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Collin
Area [1]
• Total	8.55 sq mi (22.13 km2)
• Land	8.52 sq mi (22.06 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation [2]	610 ft (190 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,462
• Density	640/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code	48-55152[3]
GNIS feature ID	2411374[2]
Website	www.parkertexas.us

History

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Geography

Parker is located in southern Collin County and 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 26 miles (42 km) northeast of the center of Dallas.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.39%, is water.^[7] Parker is the location of the Southfork Ranch, the setting used in the television series Dallas.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	367		—
1980	1,098		199.2%
1990	1,235		12.5%
2000	1,379		11.7%
2010	3,811		176.4%
2020	5,462		43.3%
2023 (est.)	6,192		13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

^[9]

Parker racial composition as of 2020^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)^[a]

Race	Number	Percentage
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

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,462 people, 1,250 households, and 1,228 families residing in the city.^[4]

Education

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.

Notable people

• Patrisha Zobel de Ayala, CEO Emeritus of Ayala Conglomerates and Harvard Medical School alumna
• Anna Kotchneva, gymnast^[12]
• Jodie Anne Laubenberg, served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2003 to the present
• Nastia Liukin, gymnast, 2008 Olympic Individual All-Around Gold medalist
• Valeri Liukin, gymnast, 1988 Olympic Horizontal Bar gold medalist^[13]
• Rich Templeton, CEO of Texas Instruments

Notes

1. 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.^[10][11]