Meadville, Pennsylvania

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Meadville, Pennsylvania
City
Crawford County Courthouse, Meadville Downtown Historic District
Crawford County Courthouse, Meadville Downtown Historic District
Flag of Meadville, Pennsylvania
Flag
Official seal of Meadville, Pennsylvania
Seal
Nickname: 
Tool City
Location of Meadville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Location of Meadville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Meadville is located in Pennsylvania
Meadville
Meadville
Location in Pennsylvania
Meadville is located in the United States
Meadville
Meadville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°39′N 80°9′W / 41.650°N 80.150°W / 41.650; -80.150
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
SettledMay 12, 1788; 236 years ago (1788-05-12)
Named forDavid Mead, founder[1]
Government
 • MayorJamie Kinder (D)[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
4.37 sq mi (11.31 km2)
 • Land4.36 sq mi (11.30 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,400 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
13,050
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
12,361
 • Density2,991.75/sq mi (1,155.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
16335, 16388
Area code814
FIPS code42-48360
Websitewww.cityofmeadville.org
DesignatedNovember 1, 1946[6]

Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States.[7] The population was 13,050 at the 2020 census.[8] The first permanent settlement in Northwestern Pennsylvania, Meadville is within 40 miles (64 km) of Erie and within 90 miles (140 km) of Pittsburgh. It is the principal city of the Meadville micropolitan area, as well as part of the larger Erie–Meadville combined statistical area.

  1. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 204.
  2. ^ "Mayor". Meadville, Pennsylvania. City of Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "QuickFacts Meadville city, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.