Paris, Illinois

Paris, Illinois
Paris, Illinois
City
	Edgar County Courthouse in Paris
	Location of Paris in Edgar County, Illinois.
	Paris, Illinois Paris's location in Edgar County
	Coordinates: 39°36′53″N 87°41′25″W / 39.61472°N 87.69028°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Edgar
Township	Paris, Symmes
Area
• Total	6.06 sq mi (15.70 km2)
• Land	5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,291
• Density	1,459.94/sq mi (563.69/km2)
ZIP Code	61944
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-57628
GNIS feature ID	2396141
Website	parisillinois.org

Paris is a city in Edgar County, Illinois, 165 miles (266 km) south of Chicago and 90 miles (140 km) west of Indianapolis. The population was 8,291 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Edgar County.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paris, Illinois}
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.