Linden is a town in Madison Township, Montgomery County, in the

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. The population was 711 at the 2020 census.

History

Linden was platted in 1852 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Linden since 1851. Linden Depot was listed on the

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in 1990.

Geography

Linden is located in northern Montgomery County.

U.S. Route 231 U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway System, U.S highway that is a parallel route of U.S. Route 31, US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, St. John, Indiana, at U.S. Route 41 in Indiana, US&nbs ...

passes through the town as Main Street, leading south to Crawfordsville, the

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, and north to Lafayette. According to the

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, Linden has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 759 people, 301 households, and 202 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 329 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.1%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.9% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 301 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were

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living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03. The median age in the town was 34 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 700 people, 302 households, and 202 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 321 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.14%

, 0.29%

, 0.57% Native American, and 1.00% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population. There were 302 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were

living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.80. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $41,696. Males had a median income of $32,955 versus $22,679 for females. The

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for the town was $16,733. About 3.9% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the

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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

North Montgomery School Corporation serves Linden. Elementary students are zoned to Pleasant Hill Elementary School. Secondary school students attend Northridge Middle School and North Montgomery High School. North Montgomery High School lies south of Linden and is attended by students from several surrounding communities. The town has a lending library, the Linden Carnegie Public Library.

Notable people

Larry Rice Larry Rice (24 March 1946 – 20 May 2009) was an American auto racing, racing driver in the United States Automobile Club, USAC and Champ Car, CART Championship Car series. He was the 1973 USAC National midget driver's champion and won the USAC S ...

, Indy car driver

Gallery

File:Linden-sign.jpg, Welcome sign File:Linden Carnegie Public Library.JPG, Linden Public Library File:Linden United States Post Office.JPG, Linden US Post Office File:Linden depot.jpg, The Linden Depot File:Linden Depot Museum. Monon Caboose C-282.jpg, Monon Caboose

External links

References

{{authority control Towns in Montgomery County, Indiana Towns in Indiana