Meriden

Also known as Meriden, Connecticut, Meriden, CT

city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
U s state: Connecticut
County: New Haven
Region: South Central CT
Type: Council-manager
City manager: Brian Daniels
Total: 24.16 sq mi (62.58 km )
Land: 23.80 sq mi (61.64 km )
Water: 0.36 sq mi (0.94 km )
Elevation: 177 ft (54 m)
Density: 2,557/sq mi (987.2/km )
Time zone: UTC– 05:00 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC– 04:00 (Eastern)
Zip codes: 06450–06451
Area codes: 203/475
Fips code: 09-46450
Gnis feature id: 0208834
Airport: Meriden Markham Airport

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city in the United States
Official name: Meriden
Country: United States
Located in: New Haven County
Population: 60850
Area: 62.564288
Elevation: 54
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Official website: www.cityofmeriden.org
Image: PostcardMeridenCTAerialView1914.jpg
Households: 25222
Dialing code: 203

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Commons category: Meriden, Connecticut
topic's main category: Category:Meriden, Connecticut
inception: 1867-00-00
category of associated people: Category:People from Meriden, Connecticut
category for people born here: Q94481526
water area: 0.940517
water as percent of area: 1.5033
P8168: Chavela Vargas
per capita income: 33873
postal code: 06451

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Encyclopedic overview

Meriden (/ˈmɛərədɪn/ MAIR-ə-din) is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located halfway between the regional cities of New Haven and Hartford. The city is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. In 2020, the population of the city was 60,850.

History

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