Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Paris, ID

Paris is a city in and the county seat of Bear Lake County, Idaho, on the western side of the Bear Lake Valley, with a population of 541 at the 2020 census, up from 513 in 2010.

Paris was settled in September 1863 by Mormon pioneers under the direction of Charles C. Rich, and the settlers believed the town was in Utah until a survey in 1872 showed that it was in Idaho.

Paris lies in a high valley of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 5,975 feet, where cold winters, late springs, and mild summers are the norm, and most of the surrounding country is used for ranching.

Paris is the location of the Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle, a sandstone church designed by Joseph Don Carlos Young and built between 1884 and 1889 that seats around 1,400 people.

In the 2010 census, Paris had 202 households.

The Paris July 4 Celebration is the big event of the year, starting with an 8.6-mile fun run from Montpelier, followed by a chuck wagon breakfast, the Bear Lake Pageant at the Paris Tabernacle, a parade through the city, and a youth rodeo at the Paris rodeo grounds.

The rocks west of Paris produce fossils, and a diverse fauna described from Paris Canyon was named the Paris biota in 2017.

Paris was developed after the model of Joseph Smith's City of Zion plat, with a strict grid plan, wide streets, a central green, and surrounding fields, making it one of Idaho's oldest and best-preserved examples of that plan.

U.S. Route 89 runs through Paris toward Montpelier to the northeast and Logan, Utah, to the southwest.

Composer Arthur Shepherd, who lived from 1880 to 1958, is a notable person from Paris, and the city's ZIP code is 83261.