| Official Name: | Linden, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Cass County Linden.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cass |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.14 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.53 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.53 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1825 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 116 |
| Elevation Ft: | 381 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0081°N -94.3644°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 75563 |
| Area Code: | 903 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-42844[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1374534[3] |
Linden is a city in and the county seat of Cass County,[4] Texas, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 1,825.[5] Linden is named after the city of Linden in Perry County, Tennessee.[6]
Linden is located south of the center of Cass County at 33.0081°N -94.3644°W (33.008026, –94.364328).[7] U.S. Route 59 passes through the east side of the city, leading northeast to Atlanta and south to Jefferson. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1km2, all land.[8]
| White (NH) | 1,210 | 66.3% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 356 | 19.51% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 10 | 0.55% | |
| Asian (NH) | 6 | 0.33% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 21 | 1.15% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 83 | 4.55% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 7.62% | |
| Total | 1,825 |
At the 2010 census there were 1,988 people, 940 households, and 579 families living in the city. The population density was 640.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of 297.5sp=usNaNsp=us. 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 poverty line, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.
Linden is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.