Parma, Missouri

Overview

• Location: New Madrid County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 852 (Change since 1990: -14.4%)
• Founded: 1900
• Previously known as: Lotta

Geography

• Located at intersection MO 153 and Route D
• Latitude: 36°36'48" N   (+36.6134)
• Longitude: 89°49'03" W   (-89.8175)
• Elevation: 281 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Como
• Land area: 0.64 square miles (411.3 acres)

As the crow flies, Parma is...

• 2.1 miles E of Lorwood
• 2.3 miles S of Maulsby
• 3.5 miles W of Como
• 4.3 miles N of Risco
• 4.9 miles SW of La Valle
• 6.0 miles NW of Baderville
• 6.1 miles NE of Broadwater
• 6.2 miles W of Catron
• 7.3 miles N of Tallapoosa
• 7.4 miles S of Hills Store
• 50.3 miles S of Cape Girardeau
• 140.6 miles S of St. Louis

History

Timeline

1900

Parma founded

1903

Parma merged with the neighboring community of Lotta and incorporated as a village

1905

Parma incorporated as a 4th class city

Demographics