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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:airport
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gptkb:Meridian_Regional_Airport
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 54.5 square miles
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gptkbp:areaCode
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601
769
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gptkbp:community_college
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gptkb:Meridian_Community_College
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:county
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gptkb:Lauderdale_County
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gptkbp:elevation
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approximately 344 feet
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gptkbp:famousLandmark
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gptkb:Dentzel_Carousel
gptkb:Highland_Park
gptkb:Dunn's_Falls
gptkb:MSU_Riley_Center
gptkb:Meridian_City_Hall
gptkb:Meridian_Museum_of_Art
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gptkbp:founded
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1860
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gptkbp:hasServiceTo
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gptkb:Amtrak_Crescent
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gptkbp:majorHighway
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gptkb:Interstate_20
gptkb:Interstate_59
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gptkbp:mayor
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Jimmie Smith (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Queen_City
gptkb:The_Strategic_Center_of_the_South
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Freedom_Summer_1964
Civil Rights Movement activity
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Big_K.R.I.T.
gptkb:David_Ruffin
Sela Ward
Jimmie Rodgers
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gptkbp:officialWebsite
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https://www.meridianms.org/
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 34,424 (2020 census)
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gptkbp:publicSchool
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gptkb:Meridian_Public_School_District
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gptkbp:sisterCity
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gptkb:Bologna,_Italy
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:timezone
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gptkb:Central_Time_Zone
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gptkbp:university
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gptkb:Mississippi_State_University–Meridian
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gptkbp:US_highway
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gptkb:U.S._Route_19
gptkb:U.S._Route_80
gptkb:U.S._Route_11
gptkb:U.S._Route_45
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gptkbp:zipCode
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39301
39302
39303
39304
39305
39307
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:G.V._Montgomery
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meridian, Mississippi
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