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Notable locations in Parker: Arizona Agricultural Inspection Station (A), Parker City Hall (B), La Paz County Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Parker include: Pop Harvey Park (1), Parker Rodeo Grounds (2), Western Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Parker Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Colorado River Indian Tribes (Museums; 26600 Mohave Road) (1), Parker Area Historical (Museums; 1214 South California Avenue) (2), Parker Area Tourism (1217 South California Avenue) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Branson's Motel Marina RV & Mobile Home Park (7804 Riverside Drive) (1), Best Western Parker Inn (1012 Geronimo Avenue) (2), Mobile Home Show Sales (7804 Riverside Drive) (3), Motel 6 Parker (604 South California Avenue) (4), Harbour Inn (4749 Highway 95) (5), Budget Inn Motel (912 West Agency Avenue) (6), J T'S On the Keys Resort Motel (8982 Rivrsde Dr) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: LA Paz County - Superior Court Judge (1316 South Kofa Avenue) (1), LA Paz County - Superior Court Clerk (1316 South Kofa Avenue) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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La Paz County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Parker and their reported violations in the past:
PARKER, TOWN OF (Population served: 3280, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
CIENEGA WATER COMPANY, INC. (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Fluoride
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Fluoride
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Fluoride
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Fluoride
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Fluoride
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Fluoride
- 3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
RED ROCK CG (Population served: 170, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.8%
(6.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.6% for Black residents, 4.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.6% for American Indian residents, 5.8% for other race residents, 15.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.9 people | | Arizona: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 74.4% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 6.4% | | Whole state: | 6.2% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Parker, AZ
25 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Parker compared to Arizona state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Parker (2011 data):
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Parker Branch at 401 Riverside Drive, branch established on 02/04/1980. Info updated 09/23/2010: Bank assets: $1,642,691.0 mil, Deposits: $984,210.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5345 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Moovalya Plaza Branch at 1001 West 12th Street, branch established on 07/30/1997. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- National Bank of Arizona: Parker Branch at 1001 Eagle Avenue, branch established on 01/24/2000. Info updated 09/11/2008: Bank assets: $4,435.6 mil, Deposits: $3,682.8 mil, headquarters in Tucson, AZ, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 77 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation
- Horizon Community Bank: Parker Branch at 1017 California Avenue, branch established on 10/27/2003. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $0.2 mil, Deposits: $14.0 mil, headquarters in Lake Havasu City, AZ, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Horizon Bancorp, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Parker Branch at 917 Agency Road, branch established on 06/17/1971. Info updated 11/18/2009: Bank assets: $1,489,198.0 mil, Deposits: $1,021,724.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5991 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Parker, Arizona:
- El Rancho Parker Motel, 709 California Ave, Parker, AZ 85344
 , Phone: (928) 669-2231
- Best Western Parker Inn, 1012 S Geronimo Ave, Parker, AZ 85344 , Phone: (928) 669-6060, Fax: (928) 669-6204
- Budget Inn Motel, 912 W Agency Ave, Parker, AZ 85344 , Phone: (928) 669-2566
- Harbour Inn, 4749 Riverside Dr, Parker, AZ 85344 , Phone: (928) 667-2931
- Motel 6 Parker, 604 California Ave, Parker, AZ 85344 , Phone: (928) 669-2133, Fax: (928) 669-2189
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Parker, Arizona
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (66%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- No fuel used (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in La Paz County Arizona:
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Religion statistics for Parker:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 24.49%
| Here | | 24.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Christian and Missionary Alliance |
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| Adherents | 31.0% | 17.0% | 15.6% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 14.8% | 11.1% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 3.7% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Conservative Baptist Association of America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 12.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.7% | 11.1% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 29.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | La Paz County: | 3.98 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | La Paz County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Arizona: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | La Paz County: | 8.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 11.95 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.2% | | Arizona: | 8.0% |
Adult obesity rate: | La Paz County: | 28.0% | | Arizona: | 22.8% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,028 | $30,168 | 1 | $1,275 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $16,605 | $66,420 | 7 | $2,159 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,659 | $31,908 | 1 | $1,864 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $43,288 | $43,288 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $8,232 | $32,928 | 3 | $1,554 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $14,150 | $33,960 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $5,212 | $31,272 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $6,726 | $40,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $11,637 | $34,911 | 3 | $3,828 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,468 | $29,872 | 4 | $4,559 |
| Totals for Government |
37 | $121,005 | $39,245 | 19 | $15,239 |
Parker government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($9.62)
Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($5.45)
All Other: $13,000 ($4.17)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $756,000 ($242.31)
Water Utilities: $487,000 ($156.09)
Parks & Recreation: $487,000 ($156.09)
Central Staff Services: $369,000 ($118.27)
Regular Highways: $329,000 ($105.45)
Libraries: $221,000 ($70.83)
Judicial and Legal Services: $112,000 ($35.90)
General - Other: $78,000 ($25.00)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $74,000 ($23.72)
General Public Buildings: $52,000 ($16.67)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($0.64)
- General - Interest on Debt: $174,000 ($55.77)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $100,000 ($32.05)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,348,000 ($1073.08)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,092,000 ($991.03)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $256,000 ($82.05)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $83,000 ($26.60)
Interest Earnings: $58,000 ($18.59)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $111,000 ($35.58)
Regular Highways: $91,000 ($29.17)
Water Utilities: $45,000 ($14.42)
Libraries: $24,000 ($7.69)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($5.13)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($2.24)
Judicial: $5,000 ($1.60)
Central Staff: $2,000 ($0.64)
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.32)
General Public Building: $1,000 ($0.32)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,072,000 ($664.10)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $580,000 ($185.90)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $983,000 ($315.06)
General Support: $570,000 ($182.69)
All Other: $38,000 ($12.18)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $918,000 ($294.23)
Property: $199,000 ($63.78)
Public Utilities: $89,000 ($28.53)
Other Selective Sales: $49,000 ($15.71)
NEC: $40,000 ($12.82)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,825,000 ($584.94)
11.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,189 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.28% | | Arizona average: | 8.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,561 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.32% | | Arizona average: | 5.96% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Parker:
- KLPZ (1380 AM; 3 kW; PARKER, AZ; Owner: KEITH DOUGLAS LEARN)
- KMIA (710 AM; 50 kW; BLACK CANYON CITY, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
- KFNX (1100 AM; 50 kW; CAVE CREEK, AZ; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KPXQ (1360 AM; 50 kW; GLENDALE, AZ; Owner: COMMON GROUND BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KNTR (980 AM; 1 kW; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: STEVEN M. GREELEY)
- KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
- KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Parker:
- KWFH (90.1 FM; PARKER, AZ; Owner: DESERT VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH)
- KRIT (93.9 FM; PARKER, AZ; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KRRK (101.1 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: SMOKE AND MIRRORS, LLC)
- K263AI (100.5 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: DONALD F. HENDREN)
- KZUL-FM (104.5 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: MAD DOG WIRELESS, INC.)
- KRCY-FM (96.7 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: RICK L. MURPHY)
- KJJJ (102.3 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: STEVEN M. GREELEY)
- K256AA (99.1 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAROL L. VINE DBA VINE COMMUNICATNS)
- K264AB (100.7 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAROL L. VINE DBA VINE COMMUNICATNS)
- K268AC (101.5 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAROL L. VINE DBA VINE COMMUNICATNS)
- KRRN (92.7 FM; DOLAN SPRINGS, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K242AQ (96.3 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: DONALD F. HENDREN)
- KFLG-FM (94.7 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K224BV (92.7 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: RICHARD R. FULKERSON)
- K280EH (103.9 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: JANE G. BREDER)
- KGMN (100.1 FM; KINGMAN, AZ; Owner: NEW WEST BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
- KNKK (107.1 FM; NEEDLES, CA; Owner: CAMERON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNLB (91.1 FM; LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ; Owner: NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
TV broadcast stations around Parker:
- W64AN (Channel 64; ROCK HARBOR, FL; Owner: WDLP BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- K02MT (Channel 2; PARKER, AZ; Owner: HALE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Parker, Arizona:
- Fatal accident count: 31
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 41
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
- Fatalities: 37
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 83
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
Arizona average:
- Fatal accident count: 274
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 437
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 102
- Fatalities: 296
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 783
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 47
See more detailed statistics of Parker fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,895
Total average daily truck traffic: 584
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 4,600
| Businesses in Parker, AZ |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Motel 6 | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Safeway | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 3 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest daily high temperatures"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the hottest summers"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of days clear of clouds"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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