Lake Linden, Michigan

Lake Linden, Michigan
FIPS code		26-44780[3]
GNIS feature ID	0630501[2]
Website	Official website

Lake Linden is a village in

.

History

Lake Linden was named for an early settler.[4] A fire destroyed most of Lake Linden in 1887.[1]

Lake Linden hosted

Lake Linden was the site of a large plant to process the copper ore of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. Calumet and Hecla shut down the operation in 1968.

A portion of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Lake Linden Historic District in 2009.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km²), of which 0.77 square miles (1.99 km²) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) is water.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	2,610		—
1890	1,862		−28.7%
1900	2,597		39.5%
1910	2,325		−10.5%
1920	2,182		−6.2%
1930	1,714		−21.4%
1940	1,631		−4.8%
1950	1,462		−10.4%
1960	1,314		−10.1%
1970	1,214		−7.6%
1980	1,181		−2.7%
1990	1,203		1.9%
2000	1,081		−10.1%
2010	1,007		−6.8%
2020	1,014		0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

2010 census

As of the

of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 481 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.3% were non-families. 41.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the village was 44.1 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 23.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

.

There were 485 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,234, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $29,327 versus $18,654 for females. The

, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

Climate

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See also

• Lake Linden–Hubbell High School

Images

• 
  Post office
• 
  Sign
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  Calumet and Hecla smelters, Lake Linden, c. 1906
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  Calumet and Hecla stamp mill, Lake Linden, c. 1906
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  Calumet and Hecla stamp mill, Lake Linden, c. 1906

References

External links

• Village of Lake Linden