Place:Tangent, Linn, Oregon, United States

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NameTangent
TypeCity
Coordinates44.55°N 123.109°W
Located inLinn, Oregon, United States
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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 .[1] The federal government established a post office in Tangent on September 17, 1872.

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