Linden, Arizona
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Snowflake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85901. The Survey maps it on the Pinedale quadrangle. 2,760 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,280 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLinden grew from 2,597 to 2,760 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,597 | |
| 2020 | 2,760 | +163 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pinedale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Show Low quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Pinedale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
264 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Linden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,345 acres in total. 110 started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 110 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 67 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | HOPPER |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District | 908072 |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | COLBATH WASH |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LINE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LAST NIGHT |
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | LONE PINE |
| 30 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest | HOMECOMING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Linden: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Coal, Iron, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Coal | Coal, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Turkey Springs | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Linden Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Linden in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2010: 2 flood, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Linden | - | Heavy rain fell across central Navajo Country. Rainfall amounts include: 1.75 inches (15 miles south of Holbrook), 1.50 inches (north of Joseph City), and 0.93 inches (north of Snowflake). |
| July 2007 | Flood | Linden | - | Flash flooding covered several roads with water about one mile south of Linden. |
| August 2001 | Flood | Linden | - | Heavy rain, 1.88 inches in 30 minutes, caused several homes to flood, and roads to be closed, and 2-3 inches of water covered lawns in the Linden area. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Linden | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Roundy Crossing | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pinedale | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Robinson Trail Crossing | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Show Low | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Schoens Crossing | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Clay Springs | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Shumway | 9.5 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Linden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6552240 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 31003. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








