Linda (

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for "Pretty") is a

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(CDP) in Yuba County,

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, United States. The population was 21,654 at the 2020 census, up from 17,773 at the 2010 census. Linda is located north-northwest of Olivehurst.

Geography

Linda is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

According to the

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system, Linda has a

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, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

History

The townsite was originally laid out in 1850 and originally called Olivehurst by John Rose at the furthest navigable point on the

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, on the south bank above Marysville. The town at that site lasted only two years before moving to its present location. The original site is buried under tailings from hydraulic mining. Speckert Lumber and Diamond International operated a sawmill in Linda from 1937 to 1984. In 1986, some of the property owners sued the state for damages following the collapse of a levee.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Linda had a population of 21,654. The population density was . The racial makeup of Linda was 45.5%

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, 4.6%

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, 2.4% Native American, 12.2% Asian, 0.6%

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, 20.0% from other races, and 14.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.2% of the population. The census reported that 96.9% of the population lived in households, 3.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 6,522 households, out of which 46.4% included children under the age of 18, 46.3% were married-couple households, 9.8% were

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couple households, 25.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.1% of households were one person, and 6.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.22. There were 4,799

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(73.6% of all households). The age distribution was 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% aged 18 to 24, 29.8% aged 25 to 44, 20.6% aged 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 31.5years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. There were 6,907 housing units at an average density of , of which 6,522 (94.4%) were occupied. Of these, 52.5% were owner-occupied, and 47.5% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 15.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 66.1% spoke only English at home, 24.1% spoke

, 0.9% spoke other

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, 8.7% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.3% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 81.8% were high school graduates and 14.0% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income in 2023 was $69,161, and the

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was $24,542. About 18.9% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

At the 2010 census Linda had a population of 17,773. The population density was . The racial makeup of Linda was 9,973 (56.1%) White, 722 (4.1%) African American, 361 (2.0%) Native American, 2,304 (13.0%) Asian, 80 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 3,029 (17.0%) from other races, and 1,304 (7.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5,779 persons (32.5%). The census reported that 17,752 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 21 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 5,440 households, 2,700 (49.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,635 (48.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,012 (18.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 485 (8.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 542 (10.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 42 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 951 households (17.5%) were one person and 293 (5.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.26. There were 4,132 families (76.0% of households); the average family size was 3.67. The age distribution was 5,929 people (33.4%) under the age of 18, 2,054 people (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 4,937 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 3,561 people (20.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,292 people (7.3%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. There were 6,084 housing units at an average density of 711.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,670 (49.1%) were owner-occupied and 2,770 (50.9%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%. 8,453 people (47.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,299 people (52.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Media

MySYtv.com provides television coverage of local events in the area.

Government

In the

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, Linda is in , and in . In the

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, Linda is in .

References

External links

South Yuba County Live Weather and Scanner FeedEdgewater Community Web Site
* {{authority control Census-designated places in Yuba County, California Populated places established in 1850 Census-designated places in California 1850 establishments in California