Geography
Meridian is placed at 31°55'Xxix" North, 97°39'24" West (31.924649, -97.656668).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum region of Fivesome.Sestet km² (2.2 mi²). Cinque.Hexad kilometer² (Two.Two mi²) of these are l& and Zero.46% is a lake.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,491 people, 515 family, & 358 families living in the city. A population density is 266.5/km² (689.3/mi²). There are 600 housing units at an typical density of 107.3/km² (277.4/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 83.43% White, 5.37% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 8.18% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races. Xxiii.00% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 515 menage away from which 36.9% stand youngsters under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 52.0% come married couples living together, 13.2% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & Xxx.3% come non-families. Xxviii.3% of tons menage come processed higher of people & Xvi.9% own individual residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Two.66 & a typical personal size is Ternion.Xxvii.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Twenty-eight.Septet% under a age of Eighteen, 7.7% from either 18 to Two dozen, Twenty-six.3% from either 25 to 44, Xvii.4% from either 45 to 64, & Xix.9% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each Centred females there are 87.Quintuplet males. For each C females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 83.Nine males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $32,750, & the median income for a personal is $40,625. Males have a median income of $30,179 versus $20,227 for females. A per capita income for the city is $17,258. Xiv.4% of the people & Ten.8% of families come following a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Xiii.5% of people under a age of 18 & 27.4% of victims 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.