Parker, Arizona
| Parker, Arizona | |
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Parker's main street on April 9, 1942.
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 Location in La Paz County and the state of Arizona |
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 Parker, Arizona
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| Coordinates: 34°8′41″N 114°17′23″W / 34.14472°N 114.28972°WCoordinates: 34°8′41″N 114°17′23″W / 34.14472°N 114.28972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | La Paz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Beaver |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.0 sq mi (57.0 km2) |
| • Land | 21.96 sq mi (56.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,083 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 3,057 |
| • Density | 142.7/sq mi (55.1/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 85344 |
| Area code(s) | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-53070 |
| Website | Town Website |
Parker (Mojave 'Amat Kuhwely, formerly 'Ahwe Nyava) is the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley. The population was 3,083 at the 2010 census.
Founded in 1908, the town was named after Ely Parker, the first Native American commissioner for the U.S. government. The original town site of Parker was surveyed and laid out in 1909 by a railroad location engineer by the name of Earl. H. Parker for the Arizona & California Railway.
The town's name and origin began when a post office called Parker was established January 6, 1871, at Parker's Landing and the site of the Parker Indian Agency, named for Ely Parker, on the Colorado River Indian Reservation, 4 miles down river from the site of the railroad bridge of the modern town, to serve the Indian agency. What became Parkers Landing was established on the river as the place to land and pick up cargo and personnel for the Indian Agency and the U. S. Army detachment that was stationed there at Camp Colorado from 1864 to 1869 during the first years of the Reservation. Camp Colorado was abandoned after wind blown sparks from the departing steamboat Cocopah rapidly burned down the brush huts of the officers of the garrison, and endangered its barracks and storehouses.
Parker is located at 34°8′41″N 114°17′23″W / 34.14472°N 114.28972°W (34.144644, -114.289686).
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