Parker County, Texas

Parker County
Parker County
County
	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.parkercountytx.com

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".

[1] "Parker County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

[4] "PARKER COUNTY". Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[5] "Parker, Isaac".

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