Summary for Tangent

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Located in: Linn County (see below)

Time Zone: Tangent lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Elevation: 240 feet [73.15 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Tangent)

Population

Total Area:<3> 3.78 sq. miles [9.8 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 433

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Tangent:

Lat: 44.547700° (or 44°32'51" N)

Lon: -123.110900° (or -123°6'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: Tangent<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tangent

GNIS ID: 2412033

FIPS State / Place Code: 41 / 72600

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tangent)

The city of Albany is the County Seat for Linn County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Linn)

Population

Total Area: 2,308 sq. miles [5,980.2 km²]

Housing Units: 48,821

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Linn

GNIS ID: 1135857

FIPS State / County Code: 41 / 043

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tangent)

About Oregon

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Oregon

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Oregon

GNIS ID: 1155107

FIPS State: 41

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Tangent)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tangent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Tangent. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Tangent, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Tangent.