Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: The capital of Saxe-Meiningen was Meiningen ; it had an area of 2,468 kmÂ and a population of 269,000 ( 1905 ) .
Simplified: In 1905 the capital Meiningen had an area of 2,468 kmÂ and a population of 269,000 .