Photo: TheDoctorWho · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Meridian run?
Meridian’s town government spent $145,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $3,222 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Meridian didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Meridian is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Coyle Public Schools
Meridian’s K–12 school district, shared with Coyle, Langston. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,231 per pupil, $7,068 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $3,222 per resident a year, or $8.83 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).
Thank you for being a neighbor
Meridian didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Meridian yet
Every year of Meridian’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Meridian
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Meridian’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Meridian alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Logan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.5%17,748 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.4%5,901 votesOthers: 2.1% (500 votes).
Most votes in Logan County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Meridian lies in Logan County. Every 2024 race in Logan County is on the county’s page.
Logan County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Meridian.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Meridian’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Meridian’s government
How much does Meridian spend per resident?
About $3,222 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Meridian didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $145,000.
Who runs Meridian’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Meridian yet.
How did Meridian vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Meridian alone. Logan County, where 100% of Meridian lies, voted Trump 73.5%, Harris 24.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Meridian in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Grant Green) and State House District 32 (Jim Shaw). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Meridian’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Meridian, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →