Paris (disambiguation)

• Paris was a legendary figure of the Trojan War.
• Paris, France was named not for the legendary figure, but for the Parisii tribe that lived near the townsite.
• Paris, Texas is a movie directed by Wim Wenders.
• Paris is a rock band more commonly known as Poison.
• Paris is a militant San Francisco-based rapper.
• Paris is a genus (plants of liliaceae family).
• Plaster of Paris, another name for plaster, is a type of building material based on anhydrous gypsum.
• Paris is a character in Romeo and Juliet (The 1996 movie dubs him as Dave Paris)

There are several towns in the US and Canada named after Paris, France.

Canada

Paris, Ontario

in Brant County, Ontario

Location: 43º12'N, 80º23'W

This town is actually named after the plaster of Paris used in its early buildings.

Paris, Yukon

Location: 63º49'N, 138º39'W

United States

Paris, Arkansas (city, FIPS 53480)

Location: 35.28887 N, 93.72461 W

Population (1990): 3674 (1654 housing units)

Land area: 11.0 km² (4.35 sq miles),

Water area: 0.7 km² (.27 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 72855

Paris, Idaho (city, FIPS 60580)

Location: 42.22777 N, 111.40153 W

Population (1990): 581 (272 housing units)

Land area: 9.0 km² (3.47 sq. miles)

Water area: 0.1 km² (.04 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 83261

Paris, Illinois (city, FIPS 57628)

Location: 39.61554 N, 87.69151 W

Population (1990): 8987 (4150 housing units)

Land area: 10.8 km² (4.17 sq miles)

Water area: 1.0 km² (.39 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 61944

Paris, Kentucky (city, FIPS 59196)

Location: 38.20676 N, 84.26099 W

Population (1990): 8730 (3743 housing units)

Land area: 13.3 km² (5.14 sq miles)

Water area: 0.0 km² (0.0 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 40361

Paris, Michigan

Zip code(s): 49338

Paris, Missouri (city, FIPS 56144)

Location: 39.47715 N, 92.00393 W

Population (1990): 1486 (704 housing units)

Land area: 3.3 km² (1.27 sq miles)

Water area: 0.0 km² (0.0 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 65275

Paris, New York

Paris, Ohio

Zip code(s): 44669

Paris, Pennsylvania

Zip code(s): 15021

Paris, Tennessee (city, FIPS 56720)

Location: 36.30023 N, 88.30732 W

Population (1990): 9332 (4538 housing units)

Land area: 22.2 km² (8.6 sq miles)

Water area: 0.1 km² (.04 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 38242

Paris, Texas (city, FIPS 55080)

Location: 33.66664 N, 95.54762 W

Population (1990): 24699 (11191 housing units)

Land area: 70.4 km² (27.2 sq miles)

Water area: 4.3 km² (1.7 sq miles)

Zip code(s): 75460

Paris, Virginia

Location: 39°0'16" N 77°57'6" W

Zip code(s): 22130

Paris, Wisconsin

Location: 42°38'1" N, 88°3'5" W

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