Meridian, Mississippi

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Meridian_Regional_Airport
gptkbp:area approximately 54.5 square miles
gptkbp:areaCode 601
769
gptkbp:community_college gptkb:Meridian_Community_College
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Lauderdale_County
gptkbp:elevation approximately 344 feet
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:Dentzel_Carousel
gptkb:Highland_Park
gptkb:Dunn's_Falls
gptkb:MSU_Riley_Center
gptkb:Meridian_City_Hall
gptkb:Meridian_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:founded 1860
gptkbp:hasServiceTo gptkb:Amtrak_Crescent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meridian, Mississippi
gptkbp:majorHighway gptkb:Interstate_20
gptkb:Interstate_59
gptkbp:mayor Jimmie Smith (as of 2024)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Queen_City
gptkb:The_Strategic_Center_of_the_South
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Freedom_Summer_1964
Civil Rights Movement activity
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Big_K.R.I.T.
gptkb:David_Ruffin
Sela Ward
Jimmie Rodgers
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.meridianms.org/
gptkbp:population approximately 34,424 (2020 census)
gptkbp:publicSchool gptkb:Meridian_Public_School_District
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Bologna,_Italy
gptkbp:state gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Central_Time_Zone
gptkbp:university gptkb:Mississippi_State_University–Meridian
gptkbp:US_highway gptkb:U.S._Route_19
gptkb:U.S._Route_80
gptkb:U.S._Route_11
gptkb:U.S._Route_45
gptkbp:zipCode 39301
39302
39303
39304
39305
39307
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:G.V._Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5