Tangent, Alberta facts for kids
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Tangent
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 Tangent
Location in Alberta
Tangent
Location in Canada
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 19 |
| Municipal district | Birch Hills County |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population
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| • Total | 39 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Tangent is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County, located along Alberta Highway 740, approximately 98 kilometres (61 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie. It was named by surveyors due to the formation of a tangent (straight-section) in the rail track that ran from Edmonton to Dawson Creek.
Demographics
Tangent recorded a population of 39 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.
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