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Population (year 2000): 39,968. Estimated
population in July 2005: 38,605 (-3.4% change)
Males: 18,250 (45.7%), Females: 21,718 (54.3%)
Lauderdale County
Zip codes:
39301,
39305,
39307.
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $25,085 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,600 (year 2000)
Races in Meridian:
- Black (54.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (7.2%), English
(5.3%), Irish (4.5%), German (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%),
Subsaharan African (1.3%).
Elevation: 340 feet
Land area: 45.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Meridian
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Meridian city
- Never married: 30.5%
- Now married: 42.2%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 12.1%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -2,025 (-4.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Meridian:
- ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTER (5000 HIGHWAY 39
NORTH)
- JEFF ANDERSON REGIONAL MED CENTER (2124 14
ST)
- RILEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1102 CONSTITUTION
AVENUE)
- RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (1314 19TH AVE)
- SPECIALITY HOSPITAL OF MERIDIAN,THE (1314
19TH AVENUE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Meridian:
- KEY FIELD (about 6 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 77 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meridian:
- CLARKE COUNTY (about 21 miles; QUITMAN, MS; ID: 23M)
- JAMES H EASOM FIELD (about 31 miles; NEWTON, MS; ID:
M23)
- MALLARD (about 32 miles; YORK, AL; ID: 23A)
Amtrak station:
MERIDIAN (1901 FRONT ST.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Meridian:
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,455; Location: 910 HWY 19 N; Public;
Website: WWW.MCC.CC.MS.US)
- FINAL TOUCH BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 69;
Location: 832 HWY 19 N STE 510; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Meridian:
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 79 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 93 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 101 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high schools in Meridian:
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,188;
Location: 2320 32ND STREET; Grades: 10 - 12)
- NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
635; Location: 702 BRIARWOOD ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTHEAST ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 395;
Location: 2362 LONGCREEK RAOD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ROSS COLLINS VOC CENTER (Location: 2640 24TH
AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Meridian:
- LAMAR MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 345;
Location: 544 LINDLEY ROAD; Grades: 6 - 12)
- THE KING'S ACADEMY (Students: 109; Location:
7387 STATE BLVD EXT; Grades: KG - 12)
- CHRIST TEMPLE ACADEMY (Students: 107;
Location: 4601 8TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Meridian:
- CLARKDALE ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 963;
Location: 7000 HIGHWAY 145; Grades: KG - 12)
- NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY (Students:
907; Location: 6750 NEWELL ROAD; Grades: KG - 04)
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 793;
Location: 7763 HIGHWAY 39 NORTH; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WEST LAUDERDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 689;
Location: 10350 HIGHWAY 495; Grades: KG - 04)
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
579; Location: 601 59TH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 561;
Location: 1350 24TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 07)
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MIDDLE (Students:
559; Location: 900 44TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 07)
- WEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 535;
Location: 4100 32ND STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 529;
Location: 4400 32ND STREET; Grades: 08 - 09)
- POPLAR SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
522; Location: 4101 27TH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Meridian:
- LAMAR ELEMENTARY (Students: 280; Location:
544 LINDSEY RD; Grades: KG - 5)
- ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 208;
Location: 2700 DAVIS STREET; Grades: PK - 7)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC (Students: 106;
Location: 3917 7TH ST; Grades: KG - 7)
- NORTH HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 28;
Location: 5800 NORTH HILLS ST; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Meridian:
- MERIDIAN-LAUDERDALE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $1,032,375; Location: 2517 SEVENTH
STREET; 118,302 books; 3,762 audio materials; 3,825
video materials; 219 serial subscriptions)
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