Parma, Idaho

Parma, Idaho
Location of Parma in Canyon County, Idaho.
Location of Parma in Canyon County, Idaho.
Coordinates: 43°47′10″N 116°56′34″W / 43.78611°N 116.94278°W / 43.78611; -116.94278
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyCanyon
Government
 • MayorNathan Leigh
Area
 • Total
1.10 sq mi (2.85 km2)
 • Land1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
2,231 ft (680 m)
Population
 • Total
1,983
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
2,147
 • Density1,986.12/sq mi (767.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
83660
Area code208
FIPS code16-60940
GNIS feature ID0397010

Parma is a city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,983 at the 2010 census, up from 1,771 in 2000. It is the fourth largest city in the county (behind Middleton, Caldwell, and Nampa all in the county’s eastern portion) and the largest in the rural western portion. It is part of the Boise CityNampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city was named after Parma, Italy.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 40.