Parker County

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Parker County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP with No. 71000957 [1]
Parker County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 71000957
administration
US state : Texas
Administrative headquarters : Weatherford
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Parker County Courthouse
P.O. Box 819
Weatherford, TX 76086-0819
Foundation : 1855
Made up from: Bosque County
Navarro County
Area code : 001 817
Demographics
Residents : 116,927  (2010)
Population density : 50 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2357 km²
Water surface : 17 km²
map
Map of Parker County within Texas
Website : www.co.parker.tx.us

The Parker County is a county in the state of Texas of the United States . The county seat is in Weatherford .

geography

The county is located about 120 km northeast of the geographic center of Texas, belongs to the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex and has an area of ​​2357 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wise County , Tarrant County , Johnson County , Hood County , Palo Pinto County, and Jack County .

history

Parker County was formed on December 2, 1855 from parts of Bosque County and Navarro County . The administrative organization was completed on March 11 of the following year. The origin of the name is not completely clear, either it was named after Isaac Parker or the family of Cynthia Ann Parker (1825–1871). Isaac Parker served in the Texan War of Independence and was a member of the State Legislature of the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas. Cynthia Ann was Isaac's nephew and was abducted by the Comanches as a child . She later married Chief Peta Nocona and had a son, Quanah Parker , with him . Cynthia Ann refused to return to the settlers and stayed with the Comanches.

In the Weatherford Downtown Historic District (2012)

Five structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 28, 2020, including Chandor Gardens , Parker County Courthouse, and Weatherford Downtown Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 4213 -
1870 4186 -0.6%
1880 15,870 279.1%
1890 21,082 32.8%
1900 25,823 22.5%
1910 26,331 2%
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 88,895 37.2%
2010 116,927 31.5%
1860-2010
Parker County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Statue to the Confederate soldiers in front of the courthouse

According to the 2000 census , Parker County had 98,495 people in 31,131 households and 24,313 families. The population density was 38 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.17 percent white, 1.79 percent African American, 0.67 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 12.61 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.38 percent were descended from two or more races. 7.02 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 31,131 households, 38.0 percent had children or young people living with them. 65.6 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers and 21.9 percent were non-families. 18.3 percent were single households and 7.1 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.11 people.

27.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 29.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.2 percent between 45 and 64, and 10.5 percent were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 45,497 , and the median income for a family is $ 51,530. Males had a median income of $ 37,913 versus $ 25,412 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,305. 5.9 percent of families and 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ Parker County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ Information from the National Association of Counties ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 10, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uscounties.org
  4. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 236.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 28, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Texas Almanac: Population History of Countys from 1850–2010 (PDF; 698 kB), accessed September 18, 2012
  7. ↑ Parker County, Texas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

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Coordinates: 32 ° 47 ′  N , 97 ° 49 ′  W