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Population (year 2000): 1,491. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,527 (+2.4% change)
Males: 696 (46.7%), Females: 795 (53.3%)
Bosque County
Zip code:
76665
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $32,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,600 (year 2000)
Races in Meridian:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
- Hispanic (23.0%)
- Other race (8.2%)
- Black (5.4%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.6%), United States
(9.8%), Irish (8.6%), English (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%),
Norwegian (1.7%).
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Meridian
- High school or higher: 70.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Meridian city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 10.2%
6.4% Foreign born (6.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Meridian:
- GOODALL WITCHER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (about 13
miles; CLIFTON, TX)
- LAKE WHITNEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
WHITNEY, TX)
- GLEN ROSE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; GLEN ROSE,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Meridian:
- WACO REGIONAL (about 38 miles; WACO, TX; ID: ACT)
- DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL (about 57
miles; TEMPLE, TX; ID: TPL)
- KILLEEN MUNI (about 58 miles; KILLEEN, TX; ID: ILE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meridian:
- CLIFTON MUNICIPAL/ISENHOWER FIELD (about 10 miles;
CLIFTON, TX; ID: 7F7)
- LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK (about 22 miles; WHITNEY,
TX; ID: F50)
- LITTLE C RANCH (about 23 miles; HICO, TX; ID: 4T7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Meridian:
- MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WACO,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,658)
- TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
STEPHENVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,068)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 45 miles;
WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
- BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WACO, TX; FT
enrollment: 13,183)
- CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 59 miles; KILLEEN, TX;
FT enrollment: 6,777)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (about 60 miles;
BELTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,257)
- TEMPLE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; TEMPLE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,054)
Public high school in Meridian:
- MERIDIAN H S (Students: 267; Location:
204-2ND ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Meridian:
- MERIDIAN EL (Students: 283; Location: 204-2ND
ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- MERIDIAN AEP (Students: 4; Location: P O BOX
67; Grades: 01 - 12)
Library in Meridian:
- MERIDIAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$46,303; Location: 105 N ERATH; 6,900 books; 75 audio
materials; 31 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)
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