Editing Linden, Texas

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Linden, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Linden1.JPG
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Downtown Linden
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Linden.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Linden, Texas
| image_map1               = Cass County Linden.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 9.14
| area_land_km2            = 9.14
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.53
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.53
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1825
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 367
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|0|29|N|94|21|52|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75563
| area_code                = [[Area codes 903 and 430|903, 430]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-42844<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410837<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410837}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|lindentexas.org}}
| footnotes                = 
}}
'''Linden''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Cass County, Texas|Cass County]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|access-date=2011-06-07}}</ref> [[Texas]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census]], its population was 1,825.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geography Profile: Linden city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4842844 |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Linden is named after [[Linden, Tennessee|the city of Linden]] in [[Perry County, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hazelwood |first1=Claudia |title=Linden, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/linden-tx |website=Handbook of Texas |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>

==Geography==

Linden is located south of the center of Cass County. [[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|U.S. Route 59]] passes through the east side of the city, leading northeast {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Atlanta, Texas|Atlanta]] and south {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Jefferson, Texas|Jefferson]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Linden city, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4842844 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052519/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4842844 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 23, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 444
|1900= 316
|1910= 329
|1920= 702
|1930= 718
|1940= 1168
|1950= 1744
|1960= 1832
|1970= 2264
|1980= 2443
|1990= 2375
|2000= 2256
|2010= 1988
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=1825}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Linden racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4842844&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,210
|66.3%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|356
|19.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|10
|0.55%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|6
|0.33%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|21
|1.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|83
|4.55%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|139
|7.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,825'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,825 people, 917 households, and 603 families residing in the city.

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,988 people, 940 households, and 579 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|640.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of {{convert|297.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 77.88% White, 19.86% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 940 households, 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 36.0% of households were one person and 21.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median household income was $25,250 and the median family income was $35,938. Males had a median income of $29,762 versus $21,731 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,846. About 11.8% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Linden is served by the [[Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District]].

== Notable people==
* [[John Beasley (basketball)|John Beasley]], SWC basketball player
* [[Don Buford]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player born here
* [[Ed Hargett]], All SWC QB and NFL QB for the Oilers and Saints
* [[Don Henley]], lead singer and drummer of the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
* [[Scott Joplin]], prominent [[ragtime]] composer and musician
* [[Brig Owens]], football player with the [[Washington Redskins]]
* [[T-Bone Walker]], [[blues]] guitarist and singer born here

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://lindentx.gov City of Linden official website]

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