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Parma is a city located in Canyon County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, Parma had a total population of 1,771. As of the census of 2000, there are 1,771 people, 617 households, and 454 families residing in the city. The population density is 743.2/km² (1,919.5/mi²). There are 676 housing units at an average density of 283.7/km² (732.7/mi²). There are 617 households out of which 38.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% are non-families.
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Between the 14th and the 15th Centuries, Parma was at the centre of the Italian Wars. The Battle of Fornovo was fought in its territory. The French maintained the city in 1500-1521, with a short Papal parenthesis in 1512-1515. After the foreigners were expelled, Parma belonged to the Papal States until 1545.
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Upon the extinction of the male Farnese line, Parma came under the control of the French Bourbons. Its most beloved ruler, Marie-Louise, widow of Napoleon and niece of Marie Antoinette, arrived in 1815 after the Congress of Vienna awarded her this duchy. Marie-Louise became a great patron of the arts, and much of the collection she acquired is on display at the Galleria Nazionale. Rising unrest in 1859 forced her abdication, and, in 1860, following a plebiscite, Parma was incorporated into the kingdom of Italy.
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Parma began playing league football during the 1919-20 season, in their first season they ended up second in the qualifying matches for the Emilian Championship. They achieved their first promotion from their regional league during the 1924-25 season, moving them from the second to the first division. A few short seasons later during 1928-29, they won the first division and were promoted, becoming founding members of Serie B.
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Getting There -- Parma is served by the Milan-Bologna [R]ail line, with 30 trains a day arriving from Milan (trip time: 1 1/2 hr.); the one-way fare starts at 7€ ($9.10). From Bologna, 47 trains per day arrive in Parma (1 hr.); the one-way fare is around 4.70€ ($6.10). There are nine connections a day from Florence (2 hr.); the one-way fare begins at 17€ ($23). For information and schedules, call tel. 892021, toll-free in Italy only.
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Parma was first settled by Eli and James Gould in 1833, who first called it: "Groveland." It ... received a nickname of "Cracker Hill" during that time. When application was made for a post office in 1862, it was renamed for Parma, New York, from which many of the town residents had moved. It was incorporated as a village in 1864.
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