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Weatherford (/ ˈ w ɛ ð ər f ər d /) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Parker County, Texas, United States. In 2020, its population was 30,854. [ 6 ] Weatherford is named after Thomas J. Weatherford, a State senator and advocate for Texas's secession to the Confederate States during the American Civil War .
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Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. [1] The county seat is Weatherford. [2] The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. [3] It is named for Isaac Parker, a state legislator who introduced the bill that established the county in 1855. [4]
The Parker County Courthouse is an historic building located at Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County.Built in 1884–1886, it was the county's fourth courthouse; the first was a wooden building, and the second and third both burned down.
1870s: A street scene in Weatherford, Texas, will remind many West Texas cattlemen of the days when wagons hauled hides into Crowdus Brothers on North Main Street.
The Weatherford Downtown Historic District is located in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1990. See also
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2), all land. The city is located in between Weatherford and Willow Park. IH-20 splits the city into two sections, north and south. These sections include many residential neighborhoods and a robust selection of businesses.
Lake Weatherford is a lake located in Weatherford, Texas. [2] The lake stands to the north-east of the city, north of Hudson Oaks and Willow Park. [3] The Clear Fork of the Trinity River flows into the lake. [4]