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Welcome to Linden ...

The village of Linden is located in Iowa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Linden has a population of 528 people<2> (see below for details).

Linden is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Linden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Linden: 608 & 353<4>

The ZIP code for Linden: 53553<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Linden had an population of 528 people. This is a decrease of 3.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Linden had a population of 549 people. This makes Linden the county's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 549 people, the population of Linden decreased 10.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 615 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Linden.

Communities Also Named Linden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Linden - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linden.

Communities near Linden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Linden.

  • Platteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Platteville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
  • Dodgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
  • Fennimore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Fennimore is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Mineral Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
  • Darlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
  • Belmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Belmont is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Lone Rock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Montfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Montfort is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
  • Ridgeway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Linden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Linden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Linden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Linden. See our Newspapers Page for Linden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linden ...

Looking for more information about Linden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Linden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Linden.

Adding Linden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Linden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Linden post office opened in 1845.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Linden.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Linden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Linden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Linden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Linden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Linden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/