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 .
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tangent has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Tangent had a population of 1,231 people and 446 households. The median age was 40.0 years overall, 38.3 for males and 42.7 for females; 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.8 males age 18 and over.
92.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 446 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.7% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present, 20.8% were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,057 || 85.9%
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| Black or African American || 5 || 0.4%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 14 || 1.1%
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| Asian || 7 || 0.6%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0%
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| Some other race || 33 || 2.7%
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| Two or more races || 115 || 9.3%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 142 || 11.5%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,164 people, 410 households, and 315 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 433 housing units at an average density of . 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.
There were 410 households, of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.17.