Meridian Charter Township, Michigan

Meridian Township, Michigan
Charter township
Charter Township of Meridian
Meridian Charter Township signage along M-43
Location within Ingham County and portions of the administered CDPs of Haslett (1) and Okemos (2)
Meridian Township Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Meridian Township Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 42°43′37″N 84°24′54″W / 42.72694°N 84.41500°W / 42.72694; -84.41500
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Ingham
Settled	1836
Organized	1842
Government
• Supervisor	Patricia Herring Jackson
• Clerk	Deborah Guthrie
Area
• Total	31.57 sq mi (81.8 km2)
• Land	30.49 sq mi (79.0 km2)
• Water	1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2)
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	43,916
• Density	1,301.7/sq mi (502.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48805, 48864 (Okemos) 48823 (East Lansing) 48840 (Haslett)
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-53140[1]
GNIS feature ID	1626727[2]
Website	Official website

Meridian Charter Township is a charter township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township had a population of 43,916.^[3]

The township is named after the Michigan meridian, which comprises the eastern border of the township. The township contains the unincorporated communities of Haslett and Okemos. Bordering East Lansing to the west, Meridian Charter Township is the third-largest municipality within the Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area.