Paris is a home rule–class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat. It lies 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, it had a population of 10,171.
Southeast
Paris
Bourbon County, KY
Population
10,143
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$739
Median home value
$158,700
Established
1789
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Aker, Jacob, Farm · listed 1993
- Cane Ridge Rural Historic District · listed 2003
- Champ, Thomas, House · listed 2003
- Cooper's Run Rural Historic District · listed 1998
- Downtown Paris Historic District · listed 1989
- Duncan Avenue Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1988
- Hillside Farm · listed 2000
- Paris Courthouse Square Historic District · listed 1979
- Stoner Creek Rural Historic District · listed 2001
Notable landmarks
- Airy Castle · listed 1976
- Allen-Alexander House · listed 1975
- Bourbon County Confederate Monument · listed 1997
- Bourbon County Courthouse · listed 1974
- Buckner Site (15BB12) · listed 1983
- Buckner, Walker, House · listed 1997
- Cane Ridge Meeting House
- Clay, Dr. Henry, House · listed 1983
- Duncan Tavern · listed 1973
- Eades Tavern · listed 1973
- Escondida · listed 1978
- Glen Oak · listed 1996
- Grange, The · listed 1973
- Johnston's Inn · listed 2008
- Kennedy, Thomas, House · listed 1980
- Kiser Station · listed 1977
- Kiser, James, House · listed 2014
- Loudoun Hall · listed 1978
- McLeod Spring House · listed 1983
- Paris Cemetery Gatehouse · listed 1978
- Paris Railroad Depot · listed 1973
- Rodgers, Thomas, House · listed 1983
- Sacred Home · listed 1979
- Sugar Grove · listed 1996
- Tucker, John, House · listed 1995
- …and 3 more
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