Community
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29.1 km²), of which, 10.8 square miles (28.0 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (3.65%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 21,206 | — | |
| 1940 | 24,115 | 13.7% | |
| 1950 | 30,644 | 27.1% | |
| 1960 | 39,931 | 30.3% | |
| 1970 | 41,409 | 3.7% | |
| 1980 | 37,836 | −8.6% | |
| 1990 | 36,701 | −3.0% | |
| 2000 | 39,394 | 7.3% | |
| Est. 2006 | 39,874 | [2] | 1.2% |
| Population 1930 – 1990.[7] | |||
As of the census of 2000, there were 39,394 people, 15,052 households, and 10,084 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,645.5 people per square mile (1,407.0/km²). There were 15,567 housing units at an average density of 1,440.6/sq mi (556.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.08% White, 22.80% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.88% from other races, and 3.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.40% of the population.
There were 15,052 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,345, and the median income for a family was $54,903. Males had a median income of $39,457 versus $30,395 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,314. About 5.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
Public schools
The Linden Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are eight elementary schools — School No. 1 (434 students), School No. 2 (307), School No. 4 (461), School No. 5 (354), School No. 6 (347), School No. 8 (314), School No. 9 (374), School No. 10 (356) — McManus Middle School (727) and Joseph E. Soehl Middle School (679) for grades 6-8 and Linden High School for grades 9-12 (1,929).
Private schools
- Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy, Catholic school, Pre-K through 8th grade
- St. John the Apostle School Pre-K through 8th grade
- Victory Christian Academy, Pre-K through 12th grade
- Yeshiva Gedola Zichron Leyma/Kollel Zichron Yechezkel
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden,_New_Jersey
