Linden, California Explained

Official Name:Linden
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:San Joaquin
Leader Title1:State senator
Leader Name1:[1]
Leader Title2:Assemblymember
Leader Title3:U. S. rep.
Leader Name3:[2]
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:7.461
Area Land Sq Mi:7.409
Area Water Sq Mi:0.052
Area Total Km2:19.324
Area Land Km2:19.189
Area Water Km2:0.135
Area Water Percent:0.70
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation Ft:92
Elevation M:28
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:1863
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Pacific Time Zone
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Coordinates:38.02°N -121.0914°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:95236
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:209
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Linden is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 1,784 at the 2010 census, up from 1,103 at the 2000 census. The city is host of the Linden Cherry Festival each spring.

Geography

Linden is located at (38.019989, -121.091450),[5] 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 7.5sqmi, 99.30% of it land and 0.70% of it water.

Demographics

2010

At the 2010 census Linden had a population of 1,784. The population density was 239.1sp=usNaNsp=us. 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%).[6]

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.

2000

At the 2000 census there were 1,103 people, 384 households, and 316 families in the CDP. The population density was 146.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 400 housing units at an average density of 53.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.03% White, 0.27% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 5.62% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.05%.[7]

Of the 384 households 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. Of all households 15.4% were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.21.

The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median household income was $51,250 and the median family income was $57,813. Males had a median income of $56,164 versus $39,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,094. About 9.5% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people and events

The 1974 film Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry was filmed in and around Linden.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Baseball superstar Aaron Judge, the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year, 2022 AL Most Valuable Player, and all time single-season American League home run king hails from Linden.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statewide Database . UC Regents . January 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html . February 1, 2015 . dead .
  2. March 12, 2013.
  3. February 10, 2015.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . data.census.gov . 11 May 2023.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  6. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Linden CDP. https://archive.today/20140715030724/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0641670. dead. July 15, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014.
  7. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  8. Movies Divorce, Disillusion......hard times hit the easy riderShevey, Sandra. Chicago Tribune 17 Feb 1974: e14.
  9. Web site: Speed Freak Killers cast spotlight on small town Linden . The Mercury News . February 18, 2012 . January 30, 2021.
  10. News: The Modesto Bee . August 5, 2017 . Cortez . Joe . A rebel to the Soviets, a hero in Hungary, now his children bring his ashes home . January 29, 2021.
  11. News: What Aaron Judge means to his hometown. Ken Davidoff. June 15, 2017. New York Post. October 27, 2017. George A. King III. en-US.