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Demographics

People

Total Population	731
Male Share of the Population	51.8%
Female Share of the Population	48.2%
Senior Citizens	10.3%
Employed Population 16+	335
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	55%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	25.1%
Median Earnings25+	$39,375
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,938

Wealth

Median Family Income	$73,173
% Above Poverty Level	85.1%
% Below Poverty Level	14.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	7.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.6%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	21.6%
Median Gross Rent	$761
Median House Value	$104,000

Ancestry

German	36.1%
Irish	21.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.8%
English	10.8%
French Except Basque	4.2%
Swedish	1.9%
Czech	1.6%
Welsh	1.6%
Italian	1.5%
Swiss	1%
Canadian	0.8%
Russian	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Danishn	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
West Indian	0.1%
Dutch	0.1%
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Meriden Almanac

Category	Value
County	Jefferson County
Standard Zip Codes	66512
Phone Area Codes	785
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.19
Approximate Longitude	-95.56

Meriden Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	TOPEKA BILLARD MNCPL AP
Distance	9.1 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 37 F
Apr Temp	43 to 66 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	44 to 69 F
Annual Precip	35.6 inches

Station	PERRY LAKE
Distance	9.6 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 37 F
Apr Temp	43 to 65 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	44 to 69 F
Annual Precip	37.3 inches

Station	OSKALOOSA 4 NE
Distance	16.8 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	44 to 66 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	38.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Hoyt	601	$62,250
Mayetta	301	$52,500
Ozawkie	647	$84,167
Perry	894	$69,688
Topeka	126,877	$63,205
Valley Falls	1,017	$65,481

Meriden Public Libraries

Meriden-ozawkie Public Library
7272 K-4 HWY, STE D
Meriden, Kansas
(785) 484-3393

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Meriden Public Schools

Jefferson West Elementary School
301 Main Street
ZIP: 66512
(785) 484-2455
Primary
Total Enrollment 310

Jefferson West High
619 Condray St
ZIP: 66512
(785) 484-3331
High
Total Enrollment 286

Jefferson West Middle
210 N Miller
ZIP: 66512
(785) 484-2900
Middle
Total Enrollment 254

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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