Tangent is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. Take a look below for 10 amazing and interesting facts about Tangent, Oregon, United States.
1. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census.
2. Tangent was the site of a railway station on the Southern Pacific line south of Albany.
3. Its name referred to a straight stretch of the line with no curves for more than 20 miles (32 km).
4. The federal government established a post office in Tangent on September 17, 1872.
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5. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.78 square miles (9.79 km2), all land.
6. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).
7. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tangent has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csb” on climate maps.
8. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,164 people, 410 households, and 315 families living in the city.
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9. The population density was 307.9 inhabitants per square mile (118.9/km2). There were 433 housing units at an average density of 114.6 per square mile (44.2/km2).
10. The racial makeup of the city was 89.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 4.6% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.4% of the population.