Paris, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the Paris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83261. It lies in Paris Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Paris quadrangle. 541 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,965 feet above sea level.
On record in Paris
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 85 shown
Ezra Allred Bungalowlisted 1982
Ezra Allred Cottagelisted 1982
Dr. George Ashley Houselisted 1982
Sam Athay Houselisted 1982
Bear Lake County Courthouselisted 1977
Bear Lake Marketlisted 1982
Browning Blocklisted 1982
Alfred Budge Houselisted 1982
Taft Budge Bungalowlisted 1983
Russell Clayton Bungalowlisted 1983
James Collings Jr. Houselisted 1982
Joseph Cook Houselisted 1982
Population over time
3 figuresParis fell from 576 to 541 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 576 | |
| 2010 | 513 | -63 (-11%) |
| 2020 | 541 | +28 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Paris between 2003 and 2019, burning about 519 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 148 acres | Idaho Falls District | LITTLE VALLEY |
| 22 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | LITTLEVALL |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Idaho Falls District | MILL CANYON |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | GRANDY HOLLOW |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 acres | Idaho Falls District | DINGLE |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 211 acres | Idaho Falls District | WORM CREEK |
| 17 August 2015 | Natural | 27 acres | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | REFUGE |
| 26 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | TOUR ROUTE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Paris: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Manganese, Lead, Vanadium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrett and Ricks Prospect | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Cerussite, Galena | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paris Peak | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Paris-Bloomington | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Uranium, Zinc, Thallium, Silver, Selenium, REE, Cadmium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Bear Lake Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Spence Group | Lead | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Manganese Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Welker Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| McIlwee Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris in 1 storm report in 2010: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris | $1,200 | Power pole snapped by thunderstorm wind causing power outage. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lanark | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ovid | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wardboro | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dingle | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Bern | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Charles | 7.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Paris | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q984459 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 388197. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







