Parker, Colorado Overview
Parker, Colorado includes 3 nearby coal leases. The Town of Parker is a Home Rule Municipality in Douglas County Colorado United States. As a self-declared Town under the Home Rule Statutes Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous. In recent years Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census the town population was 45297 over 145 times the population of 285 when Parker incorporated in 1981.
Quick Facts
- Parker, Colorado has a population of 45,297 (based on numbers from 2010).
- Located in Douglas County, Colorado.
- Parker, Colorado sits 1,789 meters (5,869.4 feet) above sea level.
Parker, Colorado Coal Mining Leases
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Coal Lease News From The Coal Fields™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.
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Understanding Lease Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a lease or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Lease handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these leases harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
