The third-largest municipality within the Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area, after Lansing and East Lansing, with 43,916 residents at the 2020 census source
Community character
Suburban charter township bordering East Lansing to the west in Ingham County, made up largely of the unincorporated communities of Okemos and Haslett, with about 43,916 residents at the 2020 census source
Meridian Historical Village
Restored 19th-century village at Central Park, 5151 Marsh Road in Okemos, with seven relocated historic buildings including a one-room schoolhouse, farmhouse, general store, inn, and chapel, operated by the Friends of Historic Meridian nonprofit formed in 1974 source
Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center
Cultural center at 5153 Marsh Road in Okemos, established in 1989, dedicated to the history, arts, and language of the Anishinaabe people, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi nations source
Meridian Mall
Super-regional enclosed shopping mall in Okemos, built by the M.H. Hausman Company and opened November 6, 1969, serving as the township's main retail center source
Lake Lansing Park South
30-acre Ingham County park on Lake Lansing in Haslett, formerly an amusement park, with a sandy beach, bath house, multi-purpose dock, playground, and picnic shelters source
Harris Nature Center
Township nature center at 3998 Van Atta Road in Okemos along the Red Cedar River, opened in July 1997, with live animal exhibits and about 6 miles of trails through forest, meadow, and wetland within Meridian Riverfront Park source
Okemos
The township's largest community and a census-designated place, renamed in 1857 for Chief John Okemos, a 19th-century Ojibwe leader who camped in the area source
Haslett
Unincorporated community and census-designated place in the northern part of the township, on Lake Lansing source
