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Tangent is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,231 at the 2020 census.

Tangent was the site of a railway station on the Southern Pacific line south of Albany. Its name referred to a straight stretch of the line with no curves for more than 20 miles (32 km). The federal government established a post office in Tangent on September 17, 1872.

Tangent city overview:
Name:	Tangent city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Oregon
County:	Linn County
Incorporated:	1893
Elevation:	245 ft (74.7 m)
Total Area:	3.79 sq mi (9.82 km²)
Land Area:	3.79 sq mi (9.82 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,231
Population Density:	324.80/sq mi (125.41/km²)
ZIP code:	97389
Area code:	541
FIPS code:	4172600
GNISfeature ID:	1127883
Website:	www.cityoftangent.org

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Tangent online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Tangent location on the U.S. Map. Where is Tangent city. — Tangent location on the U.S. Map.

Tangent location on the Oregon map. Where is Tangent city. — Location of Tangent in Oregon.

Tangent Road Map

Tangent city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.78 square miles (9.79 km), all land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tangent has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csb” on climate maps.