Meriden is a city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 813. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryMeriden was founded in 1872. It was named by a pioneer settler for his former hometown of Meriden, New Hampshire.GeographyMeriden is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.79sqmi, of which 0.78sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 813 people, 315 households, and 215 families residing in the city. The population density was 1042.3PD/sqmi. There were 336 housing units at an average density of 430.8/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.8% White, 1.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.There were 315 households of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.
