Paris, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Paris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75460. The Survey maps it on the Paris quadrangle. 24,476 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 600 feet above sea level.

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Paris within Lamar County

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 35 shown

Atkinson-Morris Houselisted 1988
Bailey-Ragland Houselisted 1988
Baty-Plummer Houselisted 1988
Thomas and Bettie Brazelton Houselisted 1988
Carlton-Gladden Houselisted 1988
J. M. and Emily Daniel Houselisted 1988
First Church of Christ, Scientistlisted 1988
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 1988
First United Methodist Churchlisted 1983
John Chisum Gibbons Houselisted 1988
Edwin and Mary Jenkins Houselisted 1988
Johnson-McCuistion Houselisted 1988

Every listing in Lamar County

Population over time

3 figures

Paris fell from 25,898 to 24,476 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	25,898
2010	25,171	-727 (-3%)
2020	24,476	-695 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

1903 USGS Paris quadrangle1:125000
1948 USGS Paris quadrangle1:62500
1949 USGS Paris quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
1984 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000
1985 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000
1991 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

122 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Paris between 2005 and 2019, burning about 532 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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
Debris and open burning	55
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	31
Equipment and vehicle use	18
Power generation/transmission/distribution	5
Smoking	4
Arson/incendiarism	4
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Recreation and ceremony	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
9 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	COOKING SMOKER
8 September 2019	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	FM 79 FIRE
8 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	COOKING SMOKER 3
8 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	COOKING SMOKER 2
7 September 2014	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	HOPE5
7 September 2011	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	3201 LEWIS LANE
6 September 2011	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	CR 42600
5 September 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	1300 FITZUGH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lamar County

Storms near this place

60 of 135 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris in 135 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 57 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 16 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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
April 2025	Flash Flood	Paris	$200,000	Social media reports indicate several roads flooded in and around Paris, including Highway 195 and 24th Street. A few homes were also flooded as well as some vehicles.
August 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$200,000	Strong winds damaged hangars at Cox Field. A small aircraft was flipped and several others were damaged. Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2011	Hail	Paris	$75,000	no account filed
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$75,000	no account filed
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$70,000	Paris police reported several trees and power lines blown down in the city of Paris.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$50,000	Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down, several barns damaged, and several roofs of homes damaged in the city of Paris, TX.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$50,000	Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds, and one large tree was blown into a house, causing extensive damage.
May 2006	Hail	Paris	$35,000	Golf ball-size hail broke windows at an elementary and a high school.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$35,000	Three houses were unroofed and a night club with a metal roof was unroofed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Paris	$30,000	Amateur radio reported water coming into homes on Clark Lane in southeast Paris, TX.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$30,000	A motel and a restaurant sustained damage to their roofs on Highway 271 and Loop 286 on the north side of town. Power lines were also blown down.
April 2011	Hail	Paris	$25,000	Tennis ball sized hail fell on Highway 271 north of Paris.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$25,000	A mobile home was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$25,000	A roof was blown off a house.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$25,000	Parts of buildings were blown away, and trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2005	Heavy Rain	Paris	$20,000	Roof of antique mall collapsed.
February 2008	Lightning	Paris	$15,000	Lightning caused a fire at the Paris Independent School District building Saturday afternoon. The fire was limited to a maintenance area.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$15,000	Trees were reported down and power outages occurred in northwest Lamar County and southeast Paris.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$15,000	Numerous trees and power lines reported down.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$15,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
October 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$15,000	Tree limbs and telephone lines were blown down, along with damage to roofs.
April 1995	Tornado (F0)	Paris	$12,000	A brief touchdown was reported by storm spotters. Two barns were destroyed, a third barn damaged, and trees were blown down.
April 2008	Hail	Paris	$10,000	Golfball-size hail was reported on the west side of Paris.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$10,000	High winds damaged the roof of an apartment complex and a large tree was blown down.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$10,000	Widespread wind damage occured on the east side of town including blown down trees and power lines, and roof damage to a few homes.
April 2011	Hail	Paris	$10,000	no account filed
March 2011	Hail	Paris	$5,000	Golfball size hail fell about a mile east of downtown Paris.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	A wind gust of 65 mph was estimated in Paris. Tree limbs in Paris were knocked down and a few power outages occurred.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	Sixty mph winds were estimated in Paris.
March 2005	Tornado (F1)	Paris	$5,000	Barn damaged near Paris.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	Trees and power lines knocked down.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	A roof was blown off a mobile home by thunderstorm winds.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage building of a construction company.
January 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	Power lines were downed by high wind.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$3,000	Power lines blown down.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$2,000	The police department reported trees and power lines down, which resulted in power outages across east Paris.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$2,000	Sheet metal panels were blown off a roof by high winds.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$2,000	Large tree limbs were blown down and a roof was damaged by thunderstorm winds.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$2,000	Strong winds blew down trees and power lines.
October 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$2,000	no account filed
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$1,000	High thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$750	Trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$600	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$500	Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs and a tin roof over a dog run was blown off.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$400	Trees and power lines were blown down onto Farm Market 79.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$200	Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
June 2019	Hail	Paris	-	A trained spotter reported dime size hail in the city of Paris, TX.
June 2019	Hail	Paris	-	Amateur radio reported quarter size hail approximately 3 miles west of the city of Paris, TX.
June 2019	Hail	Paris	-	Amateur radio reported quarter size hail in the city of Paris, TX.
June 2019	Hail	Paris	-	Emergency management reported quarter size hail approximately 2 miles southeast of the city of Paris, TX on U.S. Highway 271.
April 2018	Hail	Paris	-	A public report indicated nickel sized hail approximately 13 miles northeast of the city of Paris, TX.
April 2018	Hail	Paris	-	A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail at PJC in the southeast part of the city of Paris, TX.
April 2018	Hail	Paris	-	A social media report indicated penny sized hail approximately 1 mile east-southeast of the city of Paris, TX.
April 2017	Hail	Paris	-	Amateur radio reported quarter sized hail near Southeast Loop 286 in the city of Paris, TX.
April 2017	Hail	Paris	-	Trained spotters reported quarter sized hail.
March 2016	Hail	Paris	-	Hail up to the size of quarters was reported in Paris by several sources.
March 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	The automated observing system at Cox Field reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A 2 foot diameter tree was snapped in the city of Paris. The damage occurred near the intersection of 10th Street SE and Hearon.
February 2012	Hail	Paris	-	Dime sized hail was reported in Paris. The local automated weather station (AWOS) at Cox Field also reported 48 mph winds with the thunderstorm.

Every storm recorded in Lamar County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Givens	3.5 miles	11
Adams	4.7 miles	8
Toco	4.8 miles	11
Rockwell	4.8 miles	11
Reno	4.9 miles	8
Hopewell	4.9 miles	11
Marvin	5.3 miles	8
Hinckley	5.3 miles	11

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 Q830149	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 1364810. 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.

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.