Parker is a city in Collin County,

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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

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, to the west by Plano, to the south by

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, to the southeast by Wylie, and to the northeast by Lucas. It is northeast of the center of

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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

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Demographics

As of the

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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, 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

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, CEO Emeritus of Ayala Conglomerates and

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alumna * Jodie Anne Laubenberg, served in the

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from 2003 to the present; former member of the Parker City Council * Nastia Liukin, 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 Richard K. Templeton, best known as Rich Templeton, is an American electrical engineer and business executive. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments. 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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