Linden is a town in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
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North Carolina, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census, the mayor is Frances Collier.
History
Ellerslie,
Ivy Burne, and the
Dr. Wayman C. Melvin House are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Linden is located in northeastern Cumberland County at (35.255483, -78.746744).
Its northern border comes close to the
Harnett County
Harnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lillington; its largest city is Dunn. Harnett County is part of the Fayetteville Metropolitan Stati ...
line, here formed by the Little River, a tributary of the
Cape Fear River.
North Carolina Highway 217 passes through the town as Linden Road and Mill Road, leading northeast to
Erwin and west to
U.S. Route 401
U.S. Route 401 (US 401) is a north–south United States highway, a spur of U.S. Route 1, that travels along the Fall Line from Sumter, South Carolina to Interstate 85 near Wise, North Carolina.
Route description
Starting in Sum ...
. Via US 401 it is southwest from Linden to
Fayetteville, the Cumberland County seat.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, Linden has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 127 people, 51 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The
population density was 263.8 people per square mile (102.2/km
2). There were 58 housing units at an average density of 120.5 per square mile (46.7/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.49%
White, 3.15%
African American, 0.79%
Native American, 0.79% from
other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 51 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were
married couples
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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $25,781 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $17,617. There were 7.9% of families and 7.9% of the population living below the
poverty line, including no under eighteens and 26.7% of those over 64.
References
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Towns in Cumberland County, North Carolina
Towns in North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area