Linden, Wisconsin
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Linden is a village in Iowa County
Iowa County, Wisconsin
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, Wisconsin
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, United States
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. The population was 615 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Linden
Linden (town), Wisconsin
Linden is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 873 at the 2000 census. The Village of Linden is located within the town...

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Geography

Linden is located at 42°55′2"N 90°16′24"W (42.917433, -90.273384).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 615 people, 223 households, and 158 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 796.2 people per square mile (308.4/km²). There were 234 housing units at an average density of 302.9 per square mile (117.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.02% White, 0.16% Black or African American
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, 0.49% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 223 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples
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 living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,833, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $29,250 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $16,331. About 6.8% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

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