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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. The county seat is Weatherford. The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. It is named for Isaac Parker, a state legislator who introduced the bill that established the county in 1855.
Parker County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1874 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1874 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1860 | 4,213
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1870 | 4,186
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1880 | 15,870
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1890 | 21,682
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1900 | 25,823
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1910 | 26,331
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1920 | 23,382
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1930 | 18,759
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1940 | 20,482
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1950 | 21,528
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1960 | 22,880
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1970 | 33,888
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1980 | 44,609
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1990 | 64,785
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