Welcome to Parker ...

The city of Parker is located in Armstrong County<1>.

The location of Parker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parker has a population of 800 people<3> (see below for details).

Parker is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Parker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parker had an population of 800 people. This is a decrease of 4.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parker had a population of 840 people. This makes Parker the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 840 people, the population of Parker increased 5.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 799 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Parker.

Communities Also Named Parker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Parker: This one is located in Armstrong County and the other is located in Clarion County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 41 communities that are also named Parker - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parker.

Communities near Parker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Parker.

• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Clarion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <5>
• Slippery Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
• Knox
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <5>
• Chicora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <5>
• New Bethlehem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <5>
• East Brady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <5>
• Rimersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <5>
• Harrisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <5>
• East Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butler
  • East Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Butler <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Parker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Parker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parker. See our Newspapers Page for Parker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parker ...

Looking for more information about Parker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Parker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Parker.

Adding Parker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Parker was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Parker in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Parker post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/