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Cameron Parish

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Also known as Cameron Parish, Louisiana

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Louisiana
Named after
Simon Cameron
Seat
Cameron
Largest community
Grand Lake
Total
1,937 sq mi (5,020 km )
Land
1,285 sq mi (3,330 km )
Water
652 sq mi (1,690 km ) 34%
Estimate 2025
4,718
Density
4.37/sq mi (1.69/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
3rd

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Simon Cameron
Located in
Louisiana
Capital
Cameron
Population
5617
Area
5003
Shares border with
Jefferson County
Image
Bald cypress - Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge.JPG
Households
2902
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Commons category
Cameron Parish, Louisiana
inception
1870-00-00
different from
Cameron County
water as percent of area
34
native label
Cameron Parish
per capita income
28341
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Encyclopedic overview

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Cameron Parish (French: Paroisse de Cameron) is a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-smallest population in the state, ahead of only Tensas. Cameron Parish is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.

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