Linden (New Jersey)
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 Location in New Jersey
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| Foundation : | January 1, 1925 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Jersey |
| County : | Union County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 38 ′ N , 74 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 39,874 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 1,424.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 29.1 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.0 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 5 m |
| Postal code : | 07036 |
| Area code : | +1 908 |
| FIPS : | 34-40350 |
| GNIS ID : | 0877806 |
| Website : | www.linden-nj.org |
| Mayor : | Richard J. Gerbounka |
Linden (also Wheatsheaf ) is a city in Union County , New Jersey , United States . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 39,394 has been registered. Linden was formed in 1861 from parts of Elizabeth , Rahway and Union Township .
geography
The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 38 'north latitude and 74 ° 15' west longitude.
According to the American surveying office, the city has a total area of 29.1 km² , of which 28.0 km² is land and 1.1 km² (3.65%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there are 39,394 people, 15,052 households and 10,084 families in the city. The population density is 1,407.0 inhabitants per km². 66.08% of the population is White, 22.80% African American , 0.14% Native American , 2.35% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 4.88% Other Ethnicity, and 3.71% Mixed Race . 14.40% are Latinos of various origins.
Of the 15,052 households, 29.0% have children under the age of 18. 46.7% of them are married couples living together, 15.3% are single mothers, 33.0% are not families, 27.9% are single households and 13.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 60, the average family size 3.21.
22.5% of the population are under 18 years old, 8.2% between 18 and 24, 30.4% between 25 and 44, 22.7% between 45 and 64, 16.3% older than 65. The average age is 38 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 90.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 85.2.
The median income for a household is $ 46,345 and the median income for a family is $ 54,903. Males have a median income of $ 39,457 versus $ 30,395 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 21,314. 6.4% of the population and 5.0% of families live below the poverty line, of which 8.1% are children or adolescents under the age of 18 and 7.8% of people are over 65.
economy
Linden is located on the navigable Arthur Kill and is a petrochemical site ( Bayway refinery by Phillips 66 ). From 1917 to around 1990 there was also an important American Cyanamid plant in Linden.
sons and daughters of the town
- Eli Reed (photographer) (* 1946), photographer
- Derek Luke (born 1974), actor
Individual evidence
- ^ US Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
- ↑ Phillips 66: Bayway Refinery ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tremley Point Industrial History
