| Paris, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
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| Coordinates: 43°46′25″N 85°30′11″W / 43.77361°N 85.50306°W / 43.77361; -85.50306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Mecosta |
| Township | Green |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.89 sq mi (2.3 km) |
| • Land | 0.86 sq mi (2.2 km) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km) |
| Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 271 |
| • Density | 315.5/sq mi (121.8/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49338 |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-62400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2804350 |
Paris is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Green Charter Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census, the first which recorded data specifically for the community.
History
John Parish is considered the "father" of the village, having arrived in the 1850s and then platting the village in 1865. It was at first named "Parish" after him, but the name later became Paris. A fire on May 26, 1879, destroyed a large portion of the village, including records of Green Township. The Paris ZIP code, 49338, serves the northwest portion of Green Township.
Paris Park, at the northern edge of the community, was the site of the second fish hatchery in the state of Michigan. The Paris Fish Hatchery opened in 1881, and from 1913 to 1938, salmon and brown trout fingerlings were shipped by rail baggage cars in milk cans painted a distinctive red. The Works Progress Administration renovated and expanded the facility in the mid-1930s. The hatchery operated until 1964, and in 1972 was acquired by the Mecosta County Park Commission and refurbished as a park that reopened in July 1976. In 1980, students from the Mecosta-Osceola Career Center in Big Rapids built a 20-foot-tall (6.1 m) replica of the Eiffel Tower out of metal frames from WPA workers' beds that had been stored in barns.
Geography
Paris is in northwestern Mecosta County, slightly north of the center of Green Township. It is bordered to the east by the Muskegon River, a south-flowing tributary of Lake Michigan. Big Rapids, the Mecosta county seat, is 6 miles (10 km) to the south, and Reed City is 7 miles (11 km) to the north.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Paris CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), of which {{convert}|0.03|sqmi|2}}, or 2.94%, are water.
References
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "P1. Race – Paris CDP, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- "Paris Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Romig, Walter. Michigan Place Names. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1986.
- Portrait and biographical album, Mecosta Count, Mich. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1883. pp. 126-127.
- 49338 5-Digit ZCTA, 493 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
- Michigan Historical Marker: Paris Fish Hatchery, Michigan Historical Markers
- 20-Ft. Tall Eiffel Tower and 8-Ft. Tall Indian, Paris, Michigan, RoadsideAmerica.com
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| County seat: Big Rapids | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |