At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,696 in 11,171 households, when it was in the Central District of Karaj County, Tehran province. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 62,005 in 18,644 households, by which time the county had been separated from the province in the establishment of Alborz province. In 2013, city and other parts were separated from the county in the establishment of Fardis County, and Meshkin Dasht was transferred to the new Meshkin Dasht District.
^OpenStreetMap contributors (17 August 2024). "Meshkin Dasht, Fardis County" (Map). openstreetmap.org (OpenStreetMap) (in Persian). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^Meshkin Dasht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10038342" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (1 July 2013) [Approved 29 March 1392]. Approval letter regarding country divisions in Alborz province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 84917/T49173H. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via The Research Center of the Islamic Council of Iran.
^Larijani, Ali (2010) [Approved 16 April 1389]. Alborz province establishment law. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Guardian Council. Notification 412/30588. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
