Cameron County, Pennsylvania

Cameron County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 5,974.

Cameron County was created on, from parts of , , , and  Counties. It is named for Senator. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,032 (399 ). 1,029 km² (397 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 5,974 people, 2,465 households, and 1,624 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 4,592 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.83%, 0.35% or , 0.13% , 0.12% , 0.05% , 0.05% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,465 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following boroughs and townships are located in Cameron County:

Recreation
There are three that are partly in Cameron County.
 * is a 75 mile (121 km) scenic route along stretching from  in Clinton County to  the county seat of Cameron County.
 * both of these state parks straddle the Cameron and Potter County line.
 * both of these state parks straddle the Cameron and Potter County line.
 * both of these state parks straddle the Cameron and Potter County line.