Meridian, Idaho Meridian, Idaho Location in Ada County and the state of Idaho Location in Ada County and the state of Idaho Meridian, Idaho is positioned in the US Meridian, Idaho - Meridian, Idaho Website City of Meridian, Idaho Website Meridian is a town/city located in Ada County in the US state of Idaho.
As of the 2010 census, the populace of Meridian was 75,092 making it the third biggest city in Idaho after Boise and Nampa. A 2015 estimate placed the populace at approximately 90,739. Meridian is the state's fastest-growing city, with an 81.5 percent increase in populace since 2000. lodge was organized and called itself Meridian because it was positioned on the Boise Meridian and the town was retitled.
Meridian was incorporated in 1903. The knowledge in the following sections (Irrigation, Village, Rail Transportation, and Creamery) is found on the displays in the Meridian City Hall Plaza.
Irrigation districts, such as the Nampa-Meridian and Settlers irrigation districts, continue to serve the immediate Meridian area.
The initial Meridian town site was filed in 1893 on homestead grant territory belonging to Eliza Ann Zenger.
Her husband, Christian, filed the plat with county officials and called it Meridian.
In 1941, Meridian's status changed from a village to a city.
Following the raising of $4,000 to lay the Interurban rail line from Onweiler (Meridian and Ustick Roads), the tracks were instead of into the village center.
Turning east on Broadway and ending at East Second, the last car would spend the evening in Meridian before returning to Boise early the next morning with passengers and freight.
The interurban Station and Generator building (west one-third of the old library at Meridian and Idaho Streets) was assembled in 1912, and the line continued on to Nampa via Meridian.
It was Meridian's chief connection to the region outside the small-town community.
Heritage Pavilion, Meridian City Hall Plaza, Bricks from the Original Creamery Meridian is positioned at 43 36 51 N 116 23 56 W (43.614229, -116.398963). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 26.84 square miles (69.52 km2), of which, 26.79 square miles (69.39 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. The majority of Meridian lies on a flat plain, roughly in the north central part of Treasure Valley.
There is a low bench along the south east edge of the city.
The town/city is crossed by a several irrigation canals that generally run from the south east to the north west.
The Boise River runs north of the city.
The Snake River runs far south of the city.
Meridian experiences hot and dry summers where temperatures can often exceed 100 F (38 C), as well as cold winters with occasional light snowfall.
Climate data for Meridian, Idaho As of the census of 2010, there were 75,092 citizens , 25,302 homeholds, and 19,916 families residing in the city.
There were 25,302 homeholds of which 47.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 21.3% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 32.5 years.
As of the census of 2000, there were 34,919 citizens , 11,829 homeholds, and 9,515 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.3% White, 0.7% African American, 1% Native American, 2% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other competitions, and 2.12% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 33.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 37.1% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $53,276, and the median income for a family was $57,077.
Blue Cross of Idaho is based in Meridian.
The Idaho State Police is headquartered in Meridian and the state police academy is homed on its campus.
Scentsy, a candle warmer company, is a large employer with corporate command posts based in Meridian.
Meridian has a town/city council of six members.
Meridian City Hall "Meridian Idaho City Code".
The Meridian Symphony Orchestra jubilated its 20th anniversary season in 2009 10.
Art is on display in the Initial Point Gallery on the third floor of the Meridian City Hall.
Roaring Springs is a large water park near the Meridian I-84 exit.
The Village at Meridian is an outside shopping mall that opened in October 2013.
The Village at Meridian is positioned on Eagle Rd and Fairview Ave.
The city's Parks and Rec department manages 17 enhance parks throughout Meridian including Meridian Settlers Regional Park which hosts no-charge outside movies amid the summer months.
The Meridian Speedway lies inside town/city limits directly south of Old Town Meridian.
Meridian shares boundaries with the two biggest cities in Idaho, Boise, ID to the east and Nampa, ID to the west.
Therefore, inhabitants of Meridian often take favor of the recreation and sports opportunities in those cities.
Eagle Island State Park is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Meridian and includes a man-made lake with a beach, equestrian and hiking trails, fishing, and a water slide.
The Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area is south of Meridian.
During the summer months of May through September, the place to be on Thursday evenings is the Meridian Urban Market, also known as MUM by locals.
This open-air Downtown Meridian urban market provides a neighborhood farmer's market, artisan market, food-tasting, small-town art, live music and a beer and wine garden.
The West Ada School District serves the town/city and is the biggest in the state.
Meridian is part of the Boise urbane area.
Streets are titled with a north, south, east or west prefix identifying the orientation of the street and where the street is in relation to the intersection of Franklin Road and Meridian Road.
Roads with a north prefix are north of Franklin Road (which runs east and west).
Roads with a west prefix are west of Meridian Road (which runs north and south).
Many inhabitants identify which section of the town/city they live in by the closest intersection of primary roads that are generally laid out in square miles.
From west to east, the primary roads are Black Cat, Ten Mile, Linder, Meridian, Locust Grove, and Eagle.
From north to south, the primary roads are Chinden (Highway 20/26), Mc - Millan, Ustick, Cherry (west of Meridian) or Fairview (east of Meridian), Franklin, Overland, Victory, and Amity.
Most of the city's industrialized areas are concentrated along this barns line with some other industrialized areas near the east side of the town/city south west of the intersection of Fairview and Eagle.
Old-town Meridian centers around the intersection of Main Street and Pine Street.
In the older section of the city, there are numbered streets up to 15th street to the west and up to 5th street to the east.
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