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Cass County

Population in July 2007: 2,142. Population change since 2000: -5.1%
 

Males: 984  (46.0%)
Females: 1,158  (54.0%)
Median resident age:  43.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75563.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,000 (it was $25,250 in 2000)
Linden  $30,000
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $63,700 (it was $48,500 in 2000)
Linden  $63,700
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Linden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.1%)
  • Black (19.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Linden: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (20.4%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), German (1.8%), Scottish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.52 square miles.

Population density: 608 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Linden

  • High school or higher: 70.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Linden city

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 15.3%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

27 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Linden, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Linden to the number of sex offenders is 268 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Linden:  1.0% ($498)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Linden satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (43.7 miles , pop. 73,344).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (55.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (167.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Douglassville, TX (12.7 miles) , Avinger, TX (15.1 miles ), Bivins-McLeod, TX (15.3 miles ), Atlanta, TX (15.6 miles ), Marietta, TX (16.7 miles) , Jefferson, TX (17.1 miles ), Queen City, TX (17.5 miles ), Hughes Springs, TX (18.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.01 N, Longitude: 94.36 W


People in group quarters in Linden
  • 98 people in nursing homes
  • 71 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 15 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Area code: 903

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Population change in the 1990s: -137 (-5.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Mining (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Construction (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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Crime in Linden by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 03240
    per 100,000 0.0132.989.5179.40.0
Robberies 10110
    per 100,000 42.40.044.744.80.0
Assaults 57158
    per 100,000 212.2310.044.7224.2353.5
Burglaries 221242125
    per 100,000 933.8531.4179.0941.71104.7
Thefts 5459815047
    per 100,000 2292.02612.93624.22242.22076.9
Auto thefts 63294
    per 100,000 254.7132.989.5403.6176.8
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 232.6320.6258.6389.7245.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.33
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Linden, Texas

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Linden-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 187% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the Linden city center caused $170,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people.


Linden topographic map

Birthplace of: T-Bone Walker - (1910-1975), blues musician.


Hospital/medical center in Linden:
  • LINDEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (404 NORTH KAUFMAN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Linden:
  • ATLANTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ATLANTA, TX)
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; NEW BOSTON, TX)
  • NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; VIVIAN, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Linden, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Linden:
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 41 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 49 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
  • SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 55 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Linden:
  • MANNING FIELD (about 14 miles; JEFFERSON, TX; ID: 6F7)
  • HALL-MILLER MUNI (about 15 miles; ATLANTA, TX; ID: ATA)
  • CYPRESS RIVER (about 20 miles; JEFFERSON, TX; ID: 24F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Linden:
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 68 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 77 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Linden:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Linden is now the home of the Music City Texas Theater and Texas Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For more information go to: musiccitytexas.org. Linden Music City Texas is a non profit org. added by Pat
  • Linden Municipal Hospital is now named "Good Shepherd Medical Center - Linden"

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Linden and their reported violations in the past:

VAUGHANS CATFISH RESTAURANT (Population served: 208, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.7%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.5%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  6.7%

Linden compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Linden (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Linden: The First National Bank Of Linden at 111 East Rush Street, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $61.0 mil, Deposits: $50.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Linden Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,400
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$256
Police Protection - Officers 5$9,330$22,3921$54
Firefighters 0$0 1$100
Police - Other 0$0 3$1,198
Financial Administration 2$6,272$37,6321$574
Streets and Highways 2$2,902$17,4121$1,438
Sewerage 1$2,214$26,5680$0
Water Supply 3$6,030$24,1201$1,224
Totals for Government 13$26,748$24,69015$6,244



6.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.92%
Texas average:  8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bowie County, TX  1.16% ($28,350 average AGI)
from Morris County, TX  0.59% ($26,639)
from Miller County, AR  0.28% ($24,793)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
Texas average:  7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bowie County, TX  1.38% ($26,261 average AGI)
to Morris County, TX  0.54% ($27,518)
to Miller County, AR  0.43% ($24,636)


Strongest AM radio stations in Linden:
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KEGG (1560 AM; 2 kW; DAINGERFIELD, TX)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KNBO (1530 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: BOWIE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Linden:
  • KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
  • KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
  • KNRB (100.1 FM; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KAZE (106.9 FM; ORE CITY, TX; Owner: REYNOLDS RADIO, INC.)
  • KNCB-FM (105.3 FM; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Linden:
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
  • KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
  • KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)


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