Meridian
city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States
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Summary
Meridian is a city in the United States[1]. Meridian ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,697 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lauderdale County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Jimmie Smith[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Postal code: 39301[7], 39302[8], 39303[9], 39304[10], 39305[11], 39307[12], 39309[13]
- Commons category: Meridian, Mississippi[14]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[15]
- Local dialing code: 601[16]
- Inception: 1854[17]
- Official website: http://www.meridianms.org/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Meridian, Mississippi[19]
- Population: 41,148[20], 35,052[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Meridian, Mississippi[22]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[25], New International Encyclopedia[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27]
- Capital of: Lauderdale County[28]
- Official name: Meridian[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Meridian, Mississippi[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Meridian, Mississippi[31]
- Number of households: 15,665[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Meridian, Mississippi[33]
- Elevation above sea level: 105 m[34]
- Area: 141.167251 km²[35], 141.168733 km²[36], 141.167269 km²[37], 139.188607 km²[38], 1.978662 km²[39]
- Water as percent of area: 1.4086 percent[40]
- Territory overlaps: Meridian urban area[41]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Meridian, Mississippi[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Meridian include Meridian Regional Airport[43], an airport[44], in United States[45].
Why It Matters
Meridian has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Meridian is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Meridian include Meridian Regional Airport[43], an airport[44], in United States[45].