Linden, California
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 Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California | |
  Linden Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°1′12″N 121°5′29″W / 38.02000°N 121.09139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | San Joaquin |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Jerry McNerney (D)[1] |
| • Assemblymember | Damon Connolly (D)[1] |
| • U. S. rep. | Josh Harder (D)[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.461 sq mi (19.324 km2) |
| • Land | 7.409 sq mi (19.189 km2) |
| • Water | 0.052 sq mi (0.135 km2) 0.70% |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,863 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95236 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-41670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277540 |
Linden is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2020 census, up from 1,784 at the 2010 census. The city is host of the Linden Cherry Festival each spring.
Geography
[edit]Linden is located at 38°1′12″N 121°5′29″W / 38.02000°N 121.09139°W (38.019989, -121.091450),[6] along California Highway 26 and is approx 13 miles ENE of Stockton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19 km2), 99.30% of it land and 0.70% of it water.
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,103 | — | |
| 2010 | 1,784 | 61.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,863 | 4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
2020
[edit]The 2020 United States census reported that Linden had a population of 1,863. The population density was 251.5 inhabitants per square mile (97.1/km2). The racial makeup of Linden was 1,268 (68.1%) White, 13 (0.7%) African American, 21 (1.1%) Native American, 31 (1.7%) Asian, 4 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 248 (13.3%) from other races, and 278 (14.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 568 persons (30.5%).[8]
The whole population lived in households. There were 656 households, out of which 225 (34.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 411 (62.7%) were married-couple households, 34 (5.2%) were cohabiting couple households, 131 (20.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 80 (12.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 124 households (18.9%) were one person, and 80 (12.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.84.[8] There were 499 families (76.1% of all households).[9]
The age distribution was 488 people (26.2%) under the age of 18, 161 people (8.6%) aged 18 to 24, 429 people (23.0%) aged 25 to 44, 472 people (25.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 313 people (16.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.3 males.[8]
There were 682 housing units at an average density of 92.1 units per square mile (35.6 units/km2), of which 656 (96.2%) were occupied. Of these, 515 (78.5%) were owner-occupied, and 141 (21.5%) were occupied by renters.[8]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $123,378, and the per capita income was $45,771. About 1.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line.[10]
2010
[edit]At the 2010 census Linden had a population of 1,784. The population density was 239.1 inhabitants per square mile (92.3/km2). The racial makeup of Linden was 1,541 (86.4%) White, 6 (0.3%) African American, 10 (0.6%) Native American, 25 (1.4%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 127 (7.1%) from other races, and 74 (4.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 385 people (21.6%).[11]
The census reported that 1,784 people (100% of the population) lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 631 households, 275 (43.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 389 (61.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 76 (12.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 36 (5.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 32 (5.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 106 households (16.8%) were one person and 41 (6.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.83. There were 501 families (79.4% of households); the average family size was 3.18.
The age distribution was 516 people (28.9%) under the age of 18, 118 people (6.6%) aged 18 to 24, 468 people (26.2%) aged 25 to 44, 461 people (25.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 221 people (12.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 99.4 men.
There were 673 housing units at an average density of 90.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 490 (77.7%) were owner-occupied and 141 (22.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 1,339 people (75.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 445 people (24.9%) lived in rental housing units.
Notable people and events
[edit]The 1974 film Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry was filmed in and around Linden.[12]
Pavement, a band hailing from nearby Stockton, immortalizes the town in "Feed 'Em to the (Linden) Lions", song three on their 1992 EP, Watery, Domestic.
The Speed Freak Killers, a serial killer duo, are from Linden.[13]
Ervin Zádor, gold medalist at 1956 Summer Olympics in water polo and famous for being brutally punched in the Blood in the Water match, spent the last years of his life in Linden.[14]
Baseball superstar Aaron Judge, the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year, 2022 and 2024 AL Most Valuable Player, and all time single-season American League home run king hails from Linden.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "California's 9th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Linden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Linden CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "Linden CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "Linden CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles". US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Linden CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Movies Divorce, Disillusion......hard times hit the easy rider Shevey, Sandra. Chicago Tribune 17 Feb 1974: e14.
- ^ "Speed Freak Killers cast spotlight on small town Linden". The Mercury News. February 18, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Cortez, Joe (August 5, 2017). "A rebel to the Soviets, a hero in Hungary, now his children bring his ashes home". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Ken Davidoff; George A. King III (June 15, 2017). "What Aaron Judge means to his hometown". New York Post. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
External links
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Media related to Linden, California at Wikimedia Commons
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