Parker, Colorado

Parker, Colorado
Town
Mainstreet in downtown Parker
Location in Douglas County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°31′10″N 104°45′57″W / 39.51944°N 104.76583°W / 39.51944; -104.76583Coordinates: 39°31′10″N 104°45′57″W / 39.51944°N 104.76583°W / 39.51944; -104.76583
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Douglas
Incorporated	May 1981
Government
• Type	Home Rule Municipality
• Mayor	Mike Waid
• Council Members	Scott Jackson, Josh Martin, Amy Holland, Debbie Lewis, John Diak, Joshua Rivero
Area
• Total	20.49 sq mi (53.07 km2)
• Land	20.47 sq mi (53.03 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	5,869 ft (1,789 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	48,988
• Estimate (2014)	49,857
• Density	2,435/sq mi (940.2/km2)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes	80134, 80138
Area code(s)	Both 303 and 720
FIPS code	08-57630
GNIS feature ID	0185051
Website	www.parkeronline.org
The third most populous Douglas County town

Douglas

Parker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared "Town" under the Home Rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous. In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census the town population was 45,297; the estimated population in 2014 was 49,857. Parker is now the 19th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado.

Parker is located in northeastern Douglas County at 39°31′10″N 104°45′57″W / 39.51944°N 104.76583°W / 39.51944; -104.76583 (39.519488, −104.765833). Its northernmost border follows the Arapahoe County line, and the city of Aurora touches the town's northeast border. The center of Parker is 23 miles (37 km) southeast of downtown Denver.Castle Rock, the Douglas County seat, is 15 miles (24 km) to the southwest. Unincorporated communities that border Parker are Dove Valley to the northwest, Stonegate to the west, and The Pinery to the south.