Paris is an unincorporated community in Linn County

Linn County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 211,226 in the county, with a population density of . There were 92,251 housing units, of which 86,134 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is located at the intersections of Sutton Road and County Highway D66 (Paris Road) near the banks of the Wapsipinicon River

Wapsipinicon River

The Wapsipinicon River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in northeastern Iowa in the United States. It drains a rural farming region of rolling hills and bluffs north of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. The initial vowel rhymes with "pop".It rises in Mower County, Minnesota...

. It is northwest of Central City

Central City, Iowa

Central City is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Central City is located at ....

 and southwest of Coggon

Coggon, Iowa

Coggon is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 745 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Coggon was founded in 1857, and celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2007.-Geography:...

, at 42.238459N, -91.578187W.

History

The first white settlers in the area around Paris were the James Lytle family, in 1841. Paris was founded and staked out on the west side of the Wapsipinicon River, in sections 19 and 20 of Jackson Township, in 1845. A school was established just west of Paris in 1850. The Iowa Exposition of 1889 was held in Paris.

Notable people

Former United States Senator Richard C. Clark (1973-1979) was born in Paris in 1929.