Map of Parker city, Texas

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

Parker city overview:
Name:	Parker city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Collin County
Elevation:	604 ft (184 m)
Total Area:	8.55 sq mi (22.13 km²)
Land Area:	8.52 sq mi (22.06 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)
Total Population:	3,811
Population Density:	607.70/sq mi (234.65/km²)
Area code:	214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS code:	4855152
GNISfeature ID:	1378837
Website:	www.parkertexas.us

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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.

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.

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Geography

Parker is located in southern Collin County at 33°03′25″N 96°37′17″W / 33.056914°N 96.621268°W / 33.056914; -96.621268. 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 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 km), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 0.39%, is water. Parker is the location of the famed Southfork Ranch, the setting used in the television series Dallas.