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Population (year 2000): 1,965
Males: 996 (50.7%), Females: 969 (49.3%)
Cameron County
Zip code:
70631
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $30,370 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,600 (year 2000)
Races in Cameron:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
- Black (11.9%)
- Hispanic (5.5%)
- Other race (3.4%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (23.3%), French
(15.3%), French Canadian (13.9%), Italian (3.0%), Irish (2.5%),
German (2.3%).
Elevation: 8 feet
Land area: 27.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cameron
- High school or higher: 58.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cameron CDP
- Never married: 19.5%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 13.8%
5.5% Foreign born (5.0% Latin America).
Hospital/medical center in Cameron:
- SOUTH CAMERON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (5360 WEST
CREOLE HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cameron:
- W O MOSS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
LAKE CHARLES, LA)
- WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
- CHRISTUS ST PATRICK HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cameron:
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 31 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 51 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cameron:
- SOUTHLAND FIELD (about 23 miles; SULPHUR, LA; ID:
L75)
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 39 miles; ORANGE, TX; ID: ORG)
- LYON (about 40 miles; THORNWELL, LA; ID: 3L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cameron:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 58 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 92
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 113 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 125 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 128 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 129 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
Public primary/middle schools in Cameron:
- CAMERON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 235;
Location: 510 MARSHALL STREET; Grades: PK - 07)
- JOHNSON BAYOU HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 6304 GULF BEACH HIGHWAY; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Cameron:
- CAMERON PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$993,425; Location: 498 MARSHALL STREET; 56,439 books;
1,429 audio materials; 2,687 video materials; 206 serial
subscriptions)
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