St. Paris or Saint Paris in 1831 by David Huffman, who originally named it New Paris, after the French capital city of Paris. "On learning of a “New Paris” in this State, he prefixed to it the Saint, to avoid any difficulty that might occur in mail matter."

In 1846 and 1847 the Columbus and Piqua Railroad was built along the southern boundary of the village, greatly increasing its advantages compared to other communities in the surrounding area. eventually becoming part of the Pennsylvania Railroad and then Conrail before abandonment in 1983.

St. Paris was incorporated as a village in 1858. The village increased in area, and now straddles to boundary between Johnson Township and Jackson Township.

One of the houses in the village, known as the "Monitor House", has been declared a historic site and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.

Kiser Lake and the Kiser Lake State Park are located about north of St. Paris.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,089 people, 795 households, and 549 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 857 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 795 households, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the village was 33.7 years. 31.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census The members of the village council are Tony Hoyt, Frank Blair, Terry Ervin II, Steve Lett, and Joe Curran.