Parker is a city in
Collin County,
Texas
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, United States. The population was 5,462 in 2020.
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.
Geography
Parker is located in southern Collin County at .
It is bordered to the north by
Allen Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to:
Buildings
* Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee
* Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas
* Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Univer ...
, to the west by
Plano, to the south by
Murphy
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Origins and variants
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, to the southeast by
Wylie, and to the northeast by
Lucas
Lucas or LUCAS may refer to:
People
* Lucas (surname)
* Lucas (given name)
Arts and entertainment
* Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk"
* ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities
* ''L ...
. It is northeast of the center of
Dallas
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.39%, is water.
Parker is the location of the famed
Southfork Ranch
Southfork Ranch is a conference and event center in Parker, in the US state of Texas, north of Dallas. It includes Ewing Mansion, the setting for the television series ''Dallas''.
History
The house was built in 1970 by Joe Duncan and was known ...
, the setting used in the television series ''
Dallas
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''.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 5,462 people, 1,250 households, and 1,228 families residing in the city.
Education
A small part of Parker is served by the
Allen Independent School District
Allen Independent School District is a public school district based in Allen, Texas (USA). Allen ISD covers most of the city of Allen, as well as portions of the cities of McKinney, Plano, and Parker. The district has a total enrollment of 21 ...
, while the majority is served by the
Plano Independent School District
Plano Independent School District (PISD or Plano ISD) is an independent school district in southwestern Collin County, Texas, based in Plano. Plano ISD serves about of land, with of it within the City of Plano. The district also takes student ...
.
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
Plano East Senior High School (commonly known as East, Plano East, or PESH) is a public secondary school in Plano, Texas (USA) serving high school juniors and seniors, as well as freshmen and sophomores as a part of the IB World School (beginn ...
.
Notable people
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Patrisha Zobel de Ayala, CEO Emeritus of Ayala Conglomerates and
Harvard Medical School
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alumna
*
Jodie Anne Laubenberg, served in the
Texas House of Representatives
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from 2003 to the present; former member of the Parker City Council
*
Nastia Liukin
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, gymnast, 2008 Olympic Individual All-Around Gold medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars
*
Rich Templeton
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Education
Templeton attended Union College in Schenectady, New York fro ...
, CEO of Texas Instruments
References
External links
City of Parker official website
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Cities in Collin County, Texas
Cities in Texas