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Parker, Florida

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Panama City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32404. It stands on Pitts Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle. 4,010 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 20 feet above sea level.

Parker within Bay County

Then and now

1945 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 43 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Parker, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Parker, surveyed 1945

Population over time

2 figures

Parker fell from 4,317 to 4,010 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20104,317
20204,010-307 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

127 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Parker between 1992 and 2020, burning about 929 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 18 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Arson/incendiarism18
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use13
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service03 / HUNTING LEASE
7 September 2019Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceREDFISH POINT (03)
6 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use60 acresFlorida Forest Service03 / CROSSROADS FIRE
23 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service03-STAR & TRAM RD 2005-02-0572
15 August 1995Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
12 August 2009Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service03/#1 LIGHTNING WESTERN-0563
12 August 2009Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Service03/#2 LIGHTNING MIDDLE-0565
12 August 2009Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service03/#3 LIGHTNING EASTERN-0564

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bay County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Parker: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fla. Asphalt & PavingSandProducer
Bay Co. PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Calloway PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gulf Asphalt Corp.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bay County

Storms near this place

24 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parker in 24 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 11 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2024Tornado (EF2)Parker$75,000A tornado touched down in Callaway near the intersection of South Tyndall Parkway and North Lakewood Drive. The roofs of two homes were heavily damaged in this location, consistent with an EF-2 tornado with max winds estimated at 115 mph. Damage was sporadic along the track as the tornado continued northeast until the roof of another home was removed along Chipewa Street. A manufactured home was also damaged along Chipewa Street. The tornado appears to have dissipated near Cherry Street, where debris from the damaged roof was scattered. Thanks to area media and Emergency Management for assistance with this survey.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindParker$30,000Part of a roof was blown off in Parker with trees reported down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindParker$25,000A church in Callaway had its awning ripped off. Power poles were also damaged.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindParker$2,000Power lines were blown down at 912 Pitts Ave.
January 2019Thunderstorm WindParker$2,000A power pole was blown down near Cedar Street and Business 98.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindParker$2,000A tree and a power line were blown down onto a road in the Parker area.
November 2014Thunderstorm WindParker$1,000A tree was blown down and blocked Winona Street at Beulah Avenue.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindParker-Downed trees were reported along E Highway 98 in the Parker area.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindParker-An Ambient station gusted to 50 knots.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindParker-Tree damage occurred in the Parker area.
September 2022Flash FloodParker-A neighborhood was flooded in Callaway.
August 2021Flash FloodParker-A spotter reported water covering portions of Highway 98 with water depth up to the hubcaps on cars. Water was also approaching some businesses in Parker along Highway 98.
October 2021Flash FloodParker-The Old Bicycle Road Bridge was underwater.
October 2021Flash FloodParker-South Tyndall Parkway was flooded between Boat Race Road and Hickory Street.
October 2021Flash FloodParker-Video on social media showed significant street flooding on Tyndall Parkway in Parker with stalled vehicles.
September 2021Flash FloodParker-A portion of Lake Dr in Parker was underwater.
October 2021Flash FloodParker-The road was flooded at Parker Elementary School.
August 2019Flash FloodParker-Flooding was reported around Parker Elementary School due to heavy rainfall falling in a couple of hours.
August 2019Flash FloodParker-Flood waters affected a few houses along Ivy Road in Callaway due to heavy rain falling in a few hours.
August 2013Flash FloodParker-The public reported water running curb to curb on area roads in the Callaway area. Dual pol radar estimated between 6.5-7.25 of rain had fallen in the area during the last 6 hours.
November 2011Heavy RainParker-The Citizen Weather Observer Program station N4JTC located near Panama City reported a rainfall total of 3.04 occurring in a 4 hour time period. No significant flooding was reported.
August 2010Flash FloodParker-Heavy rain fell between 12:00 am CDT and 3:30 am CDT with a COCORAHS observer measuring 5.10 during that time period. He also reported that there were several times when the water had risen enough on his street to cover it from edge to edge. The local overflow drainage rose to approximately six inches over the top of the wall, which normally only occurs during extended periods of rainfall that last a day or more. No known damage or injuries occurred.
May 2024HailParker-no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindParker-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bay County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Bay Harbor1.3 miles15
Long Point1.3 miles16
Springfield1.6 miles15
Old Callaway1.9 miles15
Cromanton2.0 miles18
Millville2.0 miles17
Callaway2.3 miles15
Cove2.6 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ParkerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2151756The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 288507. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.