Cameron (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Cameron Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 29 ° 48 ′ N , 93 ° 20 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
406 (status: 2010) 199,607 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 5.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 76.1 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of which 72 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70631 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-12000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2402743 | ||
Cameron is a settlement on community-free area and the administrative center of Cameron Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 , Cameron had 406 residents.
Cameron is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area , the metropolitan area around the city of Lake Charles .
geography
Cameron lies between the brackish Calcasieu Lake , the Gulf of Mexico and the connecting channel between them that forms the mouth of the Calcasieu River .
The geographical coordinates of Cameron are 29 ° 47'52 "north latitude and 93 ° 19'31" west longitude. The place extends over an area of 76.1 km², which is spread over 72 km² of land and 4.1 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Cameron are Holly Beach (10 miles west) and Oak Grove (14 miles east).
Lake Charles town center is 53 miles north. The closest major cities are Lafayette (181 km east-northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (269 km in the same direction), Shreveport (370 km north), Beaumont , Texas (111 km west-northwest) and Houston (217 km west).
traffic
The Louisiana Highway 27 leading west to east direction as the main road through Cameron. In the west of the village the highway meets the estuary of the Calcasieu River, over which there is a ferry connection. All other roads are subordinate and partly unpaved roads as well as inner-city connecting roads.
With the Lake Charles Regional Airport is located 72.7 km north of the nearest regional airport. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (233 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Cameron had 406 people in 165 households. The population density was 5.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 165 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.4 percent white, 2.5 percent African American, 2.0 percent Native American and 1.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
20.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 68.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 61,731 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,673. 18 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 16, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 16, 2014
