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We would like to provide the residents of  Parma  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Parma Home page. The Parma Home page provides as much information as possible on Parma. Knowing Parma’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Parma’s Home page, you will also find Parma’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Parma has a population of 616. 54.4% of Parma’s inhabitants are Male, and 45.6 are female. 44.2% of Parma is married and 69.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $35,614, and the average rent is $541. Household median income in Parma is $28,900, and the individual median income is $18,708. Parma’s Ethnic is the following: White(82.1%), Hispanic(21.6%), Black(12.5%), Multiple(5.4%).


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.


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