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The Town of Parker is a home rule municipality located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. In recent years, Parker has become a exurban part of the Denver Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 23,558. Its population as of 2005 is estimated at 38,428, over 134 times its population of 285 when Parker incorporated in 1981. Parker is now the 18th most populous municipality in the State of Colorado.

The town's rapid growth in recent decades is often credited to Jim Nicholson, whose fourteen years spent developing the area earned him the town's first "Cornerstone Award".

Parker is located at 39.519488, -104.765833.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.8 km² (14.6 mi²). 37.8 km² (14.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi² or 0.14%) of it is water.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 43.4% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

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