Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas
City
Historic Downtown Paris
Historic Downtown Paris
Motto: 
Smile!
Location of Lamar County
Location of Lamar County
Coordinates: 33°39′45″N 95°32′52″W / 33.66250°N 95.54778°W / 33.66250; -95.54778
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLamar
Settledby 1824[1]
Named1844
Incorporated1845
Named forParis, France
Government
 • City CouncilReginald Hughes (Mayor)
Shatara Moore
Gary Savage
Mihir Pankaj
Rudy Kessel
Clayton Pilgrim
Rebecca Norment
 • City ManagerGrayson Path
Area
 • Total37.07 sq mi (96.00 km2)
 • Land35.19 sq mi (91.14 km2)
 • Water1.88 sq mi (4.86 km2)
Elevation
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,171
 • Density650/sq mi (250/km2)
 • Demonym
Parisian
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
75460-75462
Area code903/430
FIPS code48-55080
GNIS feature ID1364810[3]
Websiteparistexas.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]

  1. ^ Harvill, Daisy. "Paris, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference GR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2020 Race and Population Totals". Data.census.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

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