Meridian, Colorado

Meridian, Colorado
Census-designated place
Meridian in 2021
Meridian Location of the Meridian CDP in the United States
Coordinates: 39°32′44″N 104°51′12″W / 39.54556°N 104.85333°W / 39.54556; -104.85333 (Meridian CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Douglas County
Government [1]
• Type	Unincorporated community
Area [2]
• Total	0.509 sq mi (1.319 km2)
• Land	0.509 sq mi (1.319 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [1]	5,932 ft (1,808 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	4,786
• Density	9,398/sq mi (3,629/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80112
Area codes	303 & 720
GNIS feature ID	2408817[1]

Meridian is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Meridian CDP was 4,786 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] The CDP lies in ZIP code 80112.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] It is bordered to the north by Centennial, to the west and south by Lone Tree, and to the east by Parker; Denver is 18 miles to the north.^[7] The natural geography of Meridian can be characterized by slow, rolling hills covered in thick grass and brush.

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Meridian CDP for the United States Census 2000.

As of the 2020 census, Meridian had a population of 4,786. The median age was 34.0 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.1 males age 18 and over.^[8][9]

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.^[10]

There were 2,453 households in Meridian, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.8% were married-couple households, 29.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 46.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[8]

There were 2,621 housing units, of which 6.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.^[8]

The Douglas County School District serves Meridian.^[11]

The Meridian International Business Center, from which the CDP derives its name, hosts the headquarters of three Fortune 500 Companies, including; Dish Network, Liberty Media, and Qurate Retail. Other notable employers within Meridian include; Toyota, American Family Insurance, Sierra Nevada, Jacobs, and Toastmasters.

• Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
• Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

• Meridian Golf Club
• Douglas County website
• Douglas County School District