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Population (year 2000): 2,424. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,336 (-3.6% change)
Males: 1,088 (44.9%), Females: 1,336 (55.1%)
Marengo County
Zip code:
36748
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $22,303 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,100 (year 2000)
Races in Linden:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.9%)
- Black (46.2%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (16.3%), English
(6.3%), Irish (4.6%), German (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 150 feet
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Linden
- High school or higher: 69.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Linden city
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 6.3%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -160 (-6.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Linden:
- BRYAN W WHITFIELD MEM HOSP INC (about 14 miles;
DEMOPOLIS, AL)
- THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 26 miles; THOMASVILLE,
AL)
- HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; GREENSBORO,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Linden:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 65 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- KEY FIELD (about 67 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 97 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Linden:
- FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 6 miles; LINDEN, AL; ID:
70A)
- DEMOPOLIS MUNI (about 15 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL; ID:
7A2)
- BUTLER-CHOCTAW COUNTY (about 26 miles; BUTLER, AL;
ID: 09A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Linden:
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 71 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 85 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 94 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 101 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
Public high schools in Linden:
- LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location:
321 N. MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARENGO COUNTY TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location:
2450 E COATS AVE; Grades: 11 - 12)
Private high school in Linden:
- MARENGO ACADEMY (Students: 315; Location: PO
BOX 480639; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Linden:
- LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 229;
Location: 201 S. SHILOH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- GEORGE P AUSTIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
148; Location: 718 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR; Grades: 06 -
08)
Library in Linden:
- MARENGO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $40,972; Location: 507 N. MAIN STREET; 6,719
books; 219 audio materials; 185 video materials; 8
serial subscriptions)
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