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Paris is a city located 98 miles northeast of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in Lamar County. It is situated in East Texas, at the western edge of the Piney Woods. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 25,898. It is the county seat of Lamar County and serves as business and employment center for the county. The town was founded by merchant George W. Wright, who donated fifty acres of land in February 1844. It was incorporated by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on 1845-02-03. The the source of the name is somewhat ambiguous, but it is assumed it was named after its French counterpart. Paris received recognition in 1998 for being named "Best Small Town in Texas" by Kevin Heubusch in his book "The New Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities." www.paristexas.com