Meridian IdahoWelcome to the fastest growing city in Idaho. A generation ago Meridian was a small outpost of 10,000 people in the midst of vast tracts of agricultural land. The Meridian population tripled between 1990 and 2000 with the current population of approximately 72,000. Meridian was established in 1893 and incorporated in 1903 with an initial population of 200. This area quickly became the dairy center of southern Idaho. The community still celebrates its heritage with the annual Meridian Dairy Days celebration every June and the Scarecrow Festival in the fall. Meridian has retained its small town friendliness and style while offering many recreational and community activities and amenities like Roaring Springs water park, Meridian Speedway, Boondocks Fun Center. Meridian is a thriving, growing community with hundreds of retail merchants, manufacturers and professional services located 8 miles from the capital city Boise. If your looking to play around of golf Meridian offers a choice of both public and private courses like Cherry Lane (public), Foxtail (public) and Spurwing Country Club (private). Meridian is a family friendly community in the center of the treasure valley. Meridian is working hard to change its image as a bedroom community to one with its own autonomy. The citys urban renewal agency is spearheading mixed use projects to revitalize the downtown core bringing in new restaurants, retail, office and residential buildings. The average household income is $53,276($41,994 is the national average) Violent crime rate is 1.7 per 1000 people $191,700 cost to build the average single family home in 2006
Other useful web sites http://www.sde.state.id.us/Dept/ http://www.meridiancity.org/home/index.asp http://www.meridianchamber.org/ http://www.accessidaho.org/ |
