Welcome to Tangent ...

The city of Tangent is located in Linn County<1>.

The location of Tangent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tangent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tangent has a population of 1,351 people<3> (see below for details).

Tangent is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Tangent lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tangent had an population of 1,351 people. This is an increase of 16.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 44.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tangent had a population of 1,164 people. This makes Tangent the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Tangent represents 0.03% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 149th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,164 people, the population of Tangent increased 24.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 933 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tangent.

Communities Also Named Tangent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tangent - it's located in Alberta.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tangent.

Communities near Tangent ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tangent.

• Corvallis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvallis
  • Corvallis is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corvallis <5>
• Albany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Philomath
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Philomath is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philomath <5>
• Harrisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Jefferson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Millersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
• Brownsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• Scio
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
  • Scio is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <5>
• Halsey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
  • Halsey is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tangent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tangent.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tangent. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tangent.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tangent. See our Newspapers Page for Tangent.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tangent ...

Looking for more information about Tangent? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tangent, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tangent.

Adding Tangent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tangent in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tangent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tangent post office opened in 1872.

We also found Tangent in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tangent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tangent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/