Paris (Idaho)
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![]() Mormon Church from 1889 |
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Location in county (left) and Idaho county (right) | |
Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1863 |
State : | United States |
State : | Idaho |
County : | Bear Lake County |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 14 ′ N , 111 ° 24 ′ W |
Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
Residents : | 576 (as of: 2000) |
Population density : | 64 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 9.1 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.0 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 1818 m |
Postcodes : | 83261, 83287 |
Area code : | +1 208 |
FIPS : | 16-60580 |
GNIS ID : | 0388197 |
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Paris is a city and county seat of Bear Lake County in the US state of Idaho .
geography
The site covers an area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²), of which 0.1 km² is water.
history
The place was settled by Mormons on September 26, 1863 . In 1889 they built a church out of sandstone.
Demographics
On July 1, 2006, 517 people lived in Paris.
age structure
population | Years | proportion of |
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under | 18th | 30.70% |
from | 18 - 24 | 7.60% |
from | 25-44 | 21.10% |
from | 45-64 | 24.50% |
over | 65 | 16.10% |
- The average age is 38 years.
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