Meridian Hills, Indiana

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Meridian Hills is an affluent community in Marion County, Indiana, United States, about six and a half miles north of downtown Indianapolis and slightly southwest of the neighboring community of Williams Creek.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Residential construction began in the town in the early 1920s and Meridian Hills Country Club opened in 1923; however, the town did not incorporate until 1937. It has existed as an "included town" since 1970, when it was incorporated into Indianapolis as part of Unigov, losing governmental powers thereto. It is legally part of Indianapolis, according to Indiana Code 36-3-1-4 sec. 4(a)(2), which states that the territory of a consolidated city (Indianapolis/Unigov) shall include "all other territory in the county except territory of an excluded city." While it is claimed that these "included towns" retain town status as defined by the state constitution, the current constitution of the state of Indiana does not define town status.

Meridian Hills remains a wooded residential enclave for the wealthy and upper-middle class.

[edit] Geography

Meridian Hills is located at 39°53′3″N, 86°9′23″W (39.884040, -86.156487)^GR1 along the White River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,713 people, 657 households, and 509 families residing in the town. The population density was 446.9/km² (1,154.3/mi²). There were 677 housing units at an average density of 176.6/km² (456.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.02% White, 1.58% African American, 0.76% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 657 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.0% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $107,009, and the median income for a family was $114,458. Males had a median income of $79,557 versus $56,304 for females. The per capita income for the town was $59,829. None of the families and 0.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.