Meridian micropolitan area

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| name = Meridian, Mississippi Area

| official_name = Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area

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| settlement_type = Micropolitan Statistical Area

| image_skyline = Downtown Meridian from City Hall.jpg

| image_alt = Downtown Meridian

| imagesize = 300px

| image_caption = A view of downtown from the third floor of Meridian City Hall; the 16-story Threefoot Building dominates the skyline

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| type1=shape|id1=Q115349|title1=Clarke County|stroke-color1=#00BCE4|stroke-width1=0.5|fill1=#00BCE4|fill-opacity1=0.4

| type2=shape|id2=Q485388|title2=Lauderdale County|stroke-color2=#00BCE4|stroke-width2=0.5|fill2=#00BCE4|fill-opacity2=0.4

| type3=shape|id3=Q118152|title3=City of Meridian|stroke-color3=#0003FF|stroke-width3=0.5|fill3=#0003FF|fill-opacity3=0.4

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| map_caption = Interactive Map of Meridian, MS μSA

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{{leftlegend|#00BCE4|Meridian, MS μSA}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = File:Flag of United States.svg United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi

| subdivision_type2 = Principal city

| subdivision_name2 = Meridian

| subdivision_type3 = Other cities

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| timezone = CST

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

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The Meridian Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in east central Mississippi that covers two counties - Clarke, Kemper and Lauderdale. As of the 2020 census, the μSA had a population of 97,587.{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=US Census |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}