▁ 1 , 6 9 3 ▁feet ▁( 5 1 6 ▁m ). ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁north - central ▁Kansas ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 2 8 1 ▁on ▁Kansas ▁Highway ▁ 1 8 ▁( K - 1 8 ), ▁Parad ise ▁is ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁W ich ita , ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁and ▁ ▁north - n orth west ▁of ▁Russell , ▁the ▁county ▁seat . ▁ ▁Parad ise ▁s its ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁bank ▁of ▁Parad ise ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Sal ine ▁River , ▁in ▁the ▁Sm ok y ▁Hills ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Pla ins . ▁E agle ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁Parad ise ▁Creek , ▁flows ▁south ▁along ▁the ▁community ' s ▁east ▁side . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 9 ▁people , ▁ 2 2 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 6 3 . 3 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 6 3 . 1 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 7 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 9 0 . 0 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 3 8 . 6 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial