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Population (year 2000): 281. Estimated
population in July 2005: 306 (+8.9% change)
Males: 139 (49.5%), Females: 142 (50.5%)
Linn County
Zip code:
66072
Median resident age: 29.7 years
Median household income: $24,531 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,000 (year 2000)
Races in Parker:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (15.7%),
United States (10.3%), Dutch (5.0%), English (4.6%),
Scotch-Irish (2.5%).
Elevation: 1005 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Parker
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 14.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Parker city
- Never married: 12.7%
- Now married: 68.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+9.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Parker:
- OSAWATOMIE STATE HOSP PSYCHIATRIC (about 12 miles;
OSAWATOMIE, KS)
- MIAMI COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PAOLA, KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GARNETT,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Parker:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 62 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- FORBES FIELD (about 63 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 69 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parker:
- MIAMI COUNTY (about 15 miles; PAOLA, KS; ID: K81)
- GARNETT MUNI (about 17 miles; GARNETT, KS; ID: K68)
- OTTAWA MUNI (about 23 miles; OTTAWA, KS; ID: OWI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Parker:
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles;
LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 53 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 56 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57
miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 57 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
Public primary/middle school in Parker:
- PARKER ELEM (Students: 124; Location: 421
NORTH CENTER AVE.; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Parker:
- PARKER/LINN COUNTY LIBRARY DIST #1 (Operating
income: $36,787; Location: 230 MAIN BOX 315; 11,825
books; 37 audio materials; 458 video materials; 44
serial subscriptions)
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