Linden is a city in and the

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of Cass County,

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, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 1,825. Linden is named after the city of Linden in Perry County, Tennessee.

Geography

Linden is located south of the center of Cass County. U.S. Route 59 passes through the east side of the city, leading northeast to

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and south to Jefferson. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,825 people, 917 households, and 603 families residing in the city. At the 2010 census there were 1,988 people, 940 households, and 579 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of . 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 940 households, 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 households were one person and 21.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.86. The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $25,250 and the median family income 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

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, 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

* John Beasley, SWC basketball player * Don Buford, former

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player born here * Ed Hargett, All SWC QB and NFL QB for the Oilers and Saints *

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, lead singer and drummer of the

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, prominent

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composer and musician *

Brig Owens Brigman P. Owens (February 16, 1943 – June 21, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the Universi ...

, football player with the

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T-Bone Walker Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds. In 2018 ''R ...

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guitarist and singer born here

References

External links

City of Linden official website
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