Meridian, Pennsylvania
| Meridian, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location within Butler County |
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 Meridian
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| Coordinates: 40°51′16″N 79°57′23″W / 40.85444°N 79.95639°WCoordinates: 40°51′16″N 79°57′23″W / 40.85444°N 79.95639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Township | Butler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2) |
| • Land | 2.81 sq mi (7.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,881 |
| • Density | 532.0/sq mi (205.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Meridian is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,881 at the 2010 census.
Meridian was linked to Butler, Evans City and Pittsburgh in 1908 by the Pittsburgh, Harmony, Butler and New Castle Railway, an interurban trolley line. The line closed on 15 June 1931, and the trolleys were replaced by buses.
Meridian is located in the western part of Butler Township at 40°51′16″N 79°57′23″W / 40.85444°N 79.95639°W (40.854415, -79.956359). It is bordered to the east and partly to the north by the Homeacre-Lyndora CDP. Pennsylvania Route 68 forms the northern edge of the Meridian CDP, leading east 4 miles (6 km) to downtown Butler and southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Evans City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.16%, is water.
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