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The population in Tangier is 411. There are 760 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Tangier is 57.6, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Tangier is 2.2, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Tangier
- 68.0% are married
- 7.5% are divorced
- 24.1% are married with children
- 9.6% have children, but are single
Race in Tangier
- 98.6% are White
- 0.0% are Black
- 0.0% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 0.0% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.4% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander