Linden, Texas

Linden, Texas
City
Location of Linden, Texas
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cass
Area
• Total	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
• Land	3.5 sq mi (9.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	381 ft (116 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,988
• Density	563/sq mi (217.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	75563
Area code(s)	903
FIPS code	48-42844
GNIS feature ID	1374534
Website	lindentexas.org

Linden is a city in Cass County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,988 at the 2010 census, down from 2,256 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cass County.

Geography

Linden is located south of the center of Cass County at (33.008026, -94.364328). U.S. Route 59 passes through the east side of the city, leading northeast 14 miles (23 km) to Atlanta and south 18 miles (29 km) to Jefferson.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	444		—
1900	316		−28.8%
1910	329		4.1%
1920	702		113.4%
1930	718		2.3%
1940	1,168		62.7%
1950	1,744		49.3%
1960	1,832		5.0%
1970	2,264		23.6%
1980	2,443		7.9%
1990	2,375		−2.8%
2000	2,256		−5.0%
2010	1,988		−11.9%
Est. 2014	1,971		−0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,988 people, 940 households, and 579 families residing in the city. The population density was 640.4 people per square mile (247.5/km²). There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of 297.5 per square mile (115.0/km²). The 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% of the population.

There were 940 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the city was $25,250, and the median income for a family 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

• Richard Bowden, half of the Pinkard and Bowden music and comedy act
• Don Buford, former Major League Baseball player born here
• Don Henley, lead singer and drummer of the Eagles, lived here as a child
• Will Holland and Josiah Holland, members of rock & roll band The Lonely Hearts, lived here as children
• Scott Joplin, prominent ragtime composer and musician born here
• Brig Owens, professional football player with the Washington Redskins
• T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist and singer born here
• Ernest Wallace, historian, began his education career in Linden in 1927

External links

• City of Linden official website
• Texas Music History Online entry
• The Music City Texas Theater
• Academy of Texas Music
• Texas Music Barn
• MyTexasMusic.com headquarters
• Texas Music Awards