Map of Parma city, Missouri

Parma is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census.

Parma city overview:
Name:	Parma city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	New Madrid County
Elevation:	282 ft (86 m)
Total Area:	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km²)
Land Area:	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	555
Population Density:	869.91/sq mi (335.82/km²)
ZIP code:	63870
Area code:	573
FIPS code:	2956342
GNISfeature ID:	0724048

Online Interactive Map

Parma online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Parma was first incorporated as a village in 1900.

At the turn of the 20th century, Parma contained two saw mills.

In 1903, Parma, along with the neighboring community of Lotta, was incorporated as a village, retaining the name “Parma.”

It became a fourth class city in 1905.

On April 14, 2015, Tyus Byrd was sworn in as the first African-American woman mayor of Parma. Byrd succeeded Randall Ramsey, who had been mayor of Parma for a total of 37 years. Shortly before Byrd was to be sworn in, four of the city’s six police officers resigned, along with the city’s clerk and the supervisor of water treatment. On November 23, 2020, Tyus Byrd was arrested in Jonesboro, Arkansas on stealing $25,000 or more and forgery charges. On May 4, 2021, Tyus Byrd was charged with two counts of forgery and two counts of receiving stolen property.

Parma Road Map

Parma city Satellite Map

Geography

Parma is located on Missouri Route 153 one mile south of the Stoddard-New Madrid county line. It is 6.5 miles northwest of Malden and 15 miles west of New Madrid.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km), all land.