Editing Meridian, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
The Meridian CDP is located in northern Douglas County at 39.53’89”N 104.84’75”W at 5,964 feet above sea level, higher than Denver.<ref>{{Cite web|title=GNIS Detail - Meridian Census Designated Place|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:2408817,Meridian%20Census%20Designated%20Place|access-date=2021-06-21|website=geonames.usgs.gov}}</ref> Meridian roughly spans from the intersection of I-25 and Inverness Parkway south to the intersection of [[I-25]] and Lincoln Avenue, east along Lincoln Avenue to North 1st Street, north along North 1st Street until E-470 where the boundary then meanders northeast until South Chambers Road, where it finally spans due west back to the intersection of I-25 and Inverness Parkway. The plot of developed land just south of Lincoln Avenue is included in the CDP as well. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.56 square miles, all of which is land.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Census Gazetteer|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_08.txt|website=US Census}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by Centennial, to the west and south by Lone Tree, and to the east by [[Parker, Colorado|Parker]]; [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] is 18 miles to the north.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Douglas County Cities Map|url=https://apps.douglas.co.us/dcmaps/map.html?mapInstance=realProperty|access-date=2021-06-21|website=apps.douglas.co.us}}</ref> The natural geography of Meridian can be characterized by slow, rolling hills covered in thick grass and brush.