Paris is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, 86 miles northwest of Nashville, on a fork of the West Sandy River. In 1900, 2,018 people lived in Paris, Tennessee; in 1910, 3,881; and in 1940, 6,395. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,763. It is the county seat of Henry County. A 60-foot tall replica of the Eiffel Tower stands in Paris. Paris is also home of the "World's Biggest Fish Fry". The present site of Paris was selected by five commissioners appointed to the task at the December 1822 session of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Henry County. Their... choice was fifty acres, 37 and one half of which were owned by Joseph Blythe and 12 and one half owned by Peter Ruff, both of whom gifted the land. A public square, streets, alleys and 104 lots were laid off and the lots were sold at auction over a two day period in either March or April 1823. Paris was incorporated on 30 September 1823. It was the first town incorporated in west Tennessee, followed by Lexington on 9 October 1824, and Memphis on 19 December 1826. Paris is located at 36°18′4″N 88°18′50″W / 36.30111°N 88.31389°W / 36.30111; -88.31389 (36.
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| County: | Henry County |
| State: | Tennessee |
| Population: | 9,950 |
| Area: | 10.9 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Paris, Tennessee, Henry County / Paris city |