Paris, Texas | |
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City | |
Motto: Smile! | |
Coordinates: 33°39′45″N 95°32′52″W / 33.66250°N 95.54778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Lamar |
Settled | by 1824[1] |
Named | 1844 |
Incorporated | 1845 |
Named for | Paris, France |
Government | |
• City Council | Reginald Hughes (Mayor) Shatara Moore Gary Savage Mihir Pankaj Rudy Kessel Clayton Pilgrim Rebecca Norment |
• City Manager | Grayson Path |
Area | |
• Total | 37.07 sq mi (96.00 km2) |
• Land | 35.19 sq mi (91.14 km2) |
• Water | 1.88 sq mi (4.86 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,171 |
• Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
• Demonym | Parisian |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 75460-75462 |
Area code | 903/430 |
FIPS code | 48-55080 |
GNIS feature ID | 1364810[3] |
Website | paristexas.gov |
Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020.[4]
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