Linden, New Jersey
Linden, New Jersey | |
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Magnaplate building | |
| Motto(s): "Big enough to lead, small enough to care" | |
Location of Linden in Union County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Union County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right). | |
Census Bureau map of Linden, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′38″N 74°14′11″W / 40.627337°N 74.23631°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Union |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Derek Armstead (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Joseph C. Bodek |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.35 sq mi (29.39 km2) |
| • Land | 10.69 sq mi (27.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2) 6.37% |
| • Rank | 199th of 565 in state 2nd of 21 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 43,738 |
• Estimate (2023) | 43,950 |
| • Rank | 52nd of 565 in state 4th of 21 in county |
| • Density | 4,092.3/sq mi (1,580.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 153rd of 565 in state 13th of 21 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07036 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3403940350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885278 |
| Website | linden-nj |
Linden is a city in southeastern Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area, located about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Manhattan and bordering Staten Island, a borough of New York City, across the Arthur Kill. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 43,738, an increase of 3,239 (+8.0%) from the 2010 census count of 40,499, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,105 (+2.8%) from the 39,394 counted in the 2000 census. In 2015, Linden was listed as the most polluted community in New Jersey, based on the volume of toxic chemicals released into the local environment by facilities in the city.