Paris, Kentucky

Paris, Kentucky
Downtown Paris
Downtown Paris
Motto: 
"Thoroughbred Capital of the World"[1]
Location of Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Location of Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 38°12′23″N 84°15′28″W / 38.20639°N 84.25778°W / 38.20639; -84.25778
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBourbon
Established1789[2]
Incorporated1839[2]
Reincorporated1890[2]
Named forParis, France
Government
 • MayorJohnny Plummer[3][4]
Area
 • Total8.00 sq mi (20.72 km2)
 • Land7.95 sq mi (20.58 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,171
 • Estimate 
(2022)[7]
10,075
 • Density1,279.85/sq mi (494.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
40361-40362
Area code859
FIPS code21-59196
GNIS feature ID2404473[6]
Websiteparis.ky.gov

Paris is a home rule-class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat.[8] It lies 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, it had a population of 10,171.[9]

  1. ^ "The City of Paris". City of Paris. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Paris, Kentucky". Accessed 24 September 2013.
  3. ^ "County by County Results". wkyt.com. WKYT. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "City of Paris - Mayor". www.paris.ky.gov. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paris, Kentucky
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Paris city, Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2013.