Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish (: Paroisse de Cameron) is the with the most land area in the  of. The is  and as of, the population is 9,991. It is part of the. Organized in, the Parish is named for , a n who was President 's first secretary of war.

Cameron Parish was devastated by on June 27, 1957, causing over 390 deaths, and then again by  on September 24, 2005, although the latter storm caused no deaths.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 5,003 (1,932 ). 3,401 km² (1,313 sq mi) of it is land and 1,602 km² (619 sq mi) of it (32.03%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:Louisiana 27.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Louisiana 82.svg|20px]]

Adjacent parishes

 * (northwest)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,991 people, 3,592 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. The was 3/km² (8/sq mi). There were 5,336 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 93.65%, 3.88% or , 0.37% , 0.44% , 0.02% , 0.94% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were or  of any race. 11.57% reported speaking or  at home, while 1.83% speak.

There were 3,592 households out of which 39.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 20.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the parish the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.40 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $34,232, and the median income for a family was $39,663. Males had a median income of $31,167 versus $19,113 for females. The for the parish was $15,348. About 9.10% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.

Census-designated places
(There are no incorporated municipalities in Cameron Parish.)



Community Churches

 * SweetLake United Methodist Church
 * Grand Chenier United Methodist Church
 * Wakefield United Methodist Church, Cameron
 * St. Patrick Catholic Church
 * Faith Temple
 * Bible Tabernacle
 * Ebenezer Baptist Church

External link

 * Cameron Parish government's website