Paris is a city and county seat of Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census. Paris was platted in 1…Paris is a city and county seat of Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,161 at the 2020 census. Paris was platted in 1831, and named after Paris, Kentucky, the native home of one of the first settlers, Mrs. James C. Fox. James R. Abernathy was one of the first settlers in Paris in 1831. The town was laid out in 1831 by Abernathy, James C. Fox, Hightower F. Hackney, and E. W. McBride. In 1837, Paris contained seven stores and a number of families. On March 10, 1832, Abernathy and seven others organized the first Christian church in Paris. The church was built in a Gothic style of brick with four rooms at a cost of $11,000.
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