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Parker
South CarolinaCDP
Total population
12,898
Median home value
$150,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$40,043
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Parker is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 11,431 at the 2010 census, up from 10,760 in 2000. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Parker is located in west-central Greenville County. It is bordered to the east by the city of Greenville, to the northeast by City View and Sans Souci, to the north by Berea, to the west by Pickens County, and to the south by Welcome. The western border of the CDP, which serves as the county line, follows the Saluda River. The southern border of the CDP follows U.S. Route 123, New Easley Highway/Easley Bridge Road. US 123 leads east to the center of Greenville and west to Easley. South Carolina Highway 124 (Old Easley Highway) leads through the center of Parker, leading east to Greenville and west to US 123 in Pickens County. U.S. Route 25 (White Horse Road) runs through the east side of Parker, leading north to Travelers Rest and south to Interstate 185. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Parker CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.66%, is water.
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Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaOther · Greenville · 3,985 students · 23.4:1 ratio
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · Greenville · 2,076 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · Greenville · 1,831 students · 19.1:1 ratio
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · Greenville · 1,729 students · 20.1:1 ratio
- Legacy Early CollegeOther · Greenville · 1,610 students · 12.3:1 ratio
- Eastside HighHigh · Taylors · 1,551 students · 19.6:1 ratio
- Travelers Rest HighHigh · Travelers Rest · 1,270 students · 19.8:1 ratio
- Berea HighHigh · Greenville · 1,244 students · 17:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in South Carolina
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library