Paris, New York
| Paris | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Oneida County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°59′0″N 75°16′5″W / 42.98333°N 75.26806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oneida |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Mary Lou McEnroy (D) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 31.5 sq mi (81.5 km2) |
| • Land | 31.4 sq mi (81.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,411 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (54/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13456 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-56330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979341 |
Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The town is in the southeast part of the county and is south of Utica. The population was 4,411 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris.
The town was formed in 1792 from part of the town of Whitestown. In 1795, part of Paris was used to found the town of Sherburne (now in Chenango County).
The St. Paul's Church and Cemetery at Paris Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.5 square miles (82 km2), of which, 31.4 square miles (81 km2) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
The east town line is the border of Herkimer County.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,609 people, 1,714 households, and 1,273 families. The population density was 146.6 people per square mile (56.6/km²). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 57.4 per square mile (22.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.35% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.
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