Linden | |
|---|---|
 Linden courthouse square | |
 Location of Linden in Perry County, Tennessee. | |
  Linden Location within the state of Tennessee  Linden Linden (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′44″N 87°50′30″W / 35.61222°N 87.84167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Perry |
| Incorporated | 1850[1] |
| Named for | "Hohenlinden", poem by Thomas Campbell[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 997 |
| • Density | 992.04/sq mi (383.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 37096 |
| Area code | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-42720[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1291316[6] |
| Website | lindentn.org |
Linden is a town in and the county seat of Perry County, Tennessee, United States.[7] The population was 1,015 at the 2000 census and 908 at the 2010 showing a loss of 107. Linden was officially incorporated in 1850.[8]
Linden is served by Perry County Airport, located 3.5 miles to the southwest.
Linden is named after the Thomas Campbell poem, "The Battle of Hohenlinden." Linden, Texas was in turn then named after the Tennessee town.[9]
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 123.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Incorporated Municipalities" in Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006 edition, pages 618-625.
- ^ Callary, Edward (2021). Texas Place Names. New York, US: University of Texas Press. p. 196. doi:10.7560/320648-014. ISBN 9781477320655.