Cameron (Texas)
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 Welcome at the entrance to the village |
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| Location in Texas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1846 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Milam County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 51 ′ N , 96 ° 59 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,552 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 504.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 122 m |
| Postal code : | 76520 |
| Area code : | +1 254 |
| FIPS : | 48-12040 |
| GNIS ID : | 1353598 |
 Milam County Courthouse |
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Cameron is the district capital and county seat of Milam County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located in east Texas, near the county center, about 200 km northwest of Houston , 100 km northeast of Austin at the junction of US Highways 77 and 190 , and has a total area of 11.0 km 2 with no significant water surface.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 1608 | - | |
| 1900 | 3341 | 107.8% | |
| 1910 | 3263 | -2.3% | |
| 1920 | 4298 | 31.7% | |
| 1930 | 4565 | 6.2% | |
| 1940 | 5040 | 10.4% | |
| 1950 | 5052 | 0.2% | |
| 1960 | 5640 | 11.6% | |
| 1970 | 5546 | -1.7% | |
| 1980 | 5721 | 3.2% | |
| 1990 | 5635 | -1.5% | |
| 2000 | 5634 | -0% | |
| 2010 | 5552 | -1.5% | |
| 1890-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 5,634 people in 2,090 households and 1,404 families lived here. The population density was 513.0 people per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 66.68% White, 20.66% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 10.17% other ethnic groups. About 1.72% were mixed race and 26.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,090 households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.9% of them were married couples living together. 17.2% were single mothers and 32.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were single households and there were people living in 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.25.
28.0% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0% 18 to 24, 23.3% 25 to 44, 19.7% 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 79.9 men.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 25,878 , and the median income for a family is $ 30,927. Males had a median income of $ 23,988 versus $ 18,497 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,122. 22.0% of the population and 20.8% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 26.8% were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 22.4% were 65 or older.
Sons and daughters
- Daniel Elias Garcia (* 1960), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Monterey in California
- Dede Westbrook (born 1993), football player
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ [US Census]. Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statistics for Cameron (Texas) from city-data , engl.