Meridian, Mississippi

Meridian, Mississippi
City
City of Meridian
A view of downtown from the third floor of Meridian City Hall; the 16-story Threefoot Building dominates the skyline
Nickname(s):  Queen City
Location of Meridian in Lauderdale County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lauderdale
Founded	1854
Incorporated	1860
Government
• Mayor	John Robert Smith
Area
• Total	118.8 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
• Land	116.9 km2 (45.1 sq mi)
• Water	1.9 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	39,968
• Density	396.5/km2 (153.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-46640
GNIS feature ID	0673491
Website	www.meridianms.org

Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. Meridian is the sixth-largest city in the state of Mississippi and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 39,968 at the 2000 census. The current population is larger than in the 2000 census. A recent annexation, in addition to seeing many displaced coastal residents after Hurricane Katrina (many of them have made Meridian their permanent residence), have put the population over 40,000.

Other websites

• City of Meridian website
• The Meridian Star Newspaper
• History of Meridian's Jewish community
• MeridianOnline.info Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine