Editing Meridian Station, Mississippi

{{short description|Census-designated place in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States}}
{{redirect|Meridian Station|the train station in the town of Meridian|Union Station (Meridian, Mississippi)}}
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'''Meridian Station''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Lauderdale County, Mississippi|Lauderdale County]], [[Mississippi]], United States, corresponding to the residential portions of [[Naval Air Station Meridian]]. The population was 1,090 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2846680&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Meridian Station CDP, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
Meridian Station is located in northern Lauderdale County at {{coord|32|32|49|N|88|37|19|W|type:city}} (32.547017, -88.621981).<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_28.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref> It is {{convert|17|mi}} north of [[Meridian, Mississippi|Meridian]], the [[county seat]], via [[Mississippi Highway 39]] and John C. Stennis Drive.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 2.69%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_28.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Mississippi| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
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|2020= 581
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,849 people, 354 households, and 344 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|656.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 526 housing units at an average density of {{convert|186.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 26.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.76% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.32% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.06% of the population.

There were 354 households, out of which 75.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 88.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.8% were non-families. 2.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.45 and the average family size was 3.49.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 30.4% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 1.7% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 137.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,024, and the median income for a family was $42,173. Males had a median income of $24,348 versus $17,284 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,353. About 5.3% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
{{portal|Mississippi}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Mississippi]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Meridian Station, Mississippi}}

{{Lauderdale County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Lauderdale County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Meridian micropolitan area]]