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 later fought in the Texas Brigade.
Parker County is included in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.7%) are covered by water. The county is intersected by the Brazos River.
Highest point
Slipdown Mountain and Slipdown Bluff, at a height of , are the highest points in Parker County. They are located just east of the Advance community, southwest of Poolville.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Wise County (north)
- Tarrant County (east)
- Johnson County (southeast)
- Hood County (south)
- Palo Pinto County (west)
- Jack County (northwest)
Communities
Cities (multiple counties)
- Azle (mostly in Tarrant County)
- Cresson (partly in Hood and Johnson counties)
- Fort Worth (mostly in Tarrant County, with small parts in Denton, Johnson, Wise, and Parker counties)
- Mineral Wells (mostly in Palo Pinto County)
- Reno (small part in Tarrant County)
Cities
- Aledo
- Dennis
- Hudson Oaks
- Weatherford (county seat)
- Willow Park
Towns
- Annetta
- Annetta North
- Annetta South
- Brock
- Cool
- Millsap
- Sanctuary
- Springtown
Census-designated places
- Briar (partly in Wise and Tarrant counties)
- Carter
- Garner
- Horseshoe Bend
- Western Lake
Unincorporated communities
- Goshen
- Poolville
- Whitt
- Peaster