Linden is a
city in southeastern
Union County,
New Jersey, United States. It is part of the
New York Metropolitan Area, which is about southwest of
Manhattan, and bordering
Staten Island, a borough of New York City. As of the
2010 United States Census, the city's population was 40,499, reflecting an increase of 1,105 (+2.8%) from the 39,394 counted in the
2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,693 (+7.3%) from the 36,701 counted in the
1990 Census.