Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. There are several towns in the US and Canada named after Paris, France. Canada Paris, Ontario in Brant County, Ontario Location: 43š12'N, 80š23'W This town is actually named after the plaster of Paris used in its early buildings. Paris, Yukon Location: 63š49'N, 138š39'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 kmē (4.35 sq miles), Water area: 0.7 kmē (.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 kmē (3.47 sq. miles) Water area: 0.1 kmē (.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 kmē (4.17 sq miles) Water area: 1.0 kmē (.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 kmē (5.14 sq miles) Water area: 0.0 kmē (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 kmē (1.27 sq miles) Water area: 0.0 kmē (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 kmē (8.6 sq miles) Water area: 0.1 kmē (.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 kmē (27.2 sq miles) Water area: 4.3 kmē (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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.