Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County is the southernmost located in the  of. In, its population was 335,227. Its is. Cameron is named for , a soldier during the  and in the ill-fated.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,306 (1,276 ). 2,346 km² (906 sq mi) of it is land and 960 km² (371 sq mi) of it (29.03%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Texas 107.svg|24px]]

Adjacent counties
The  of  lies to the south. To the east, the county borders with the.
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 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 335,227 people, 97,267 households, and 79,953 families residing in the county. The was 143/km² (370/sq mi). There were 119,654 housing units at an average density of 51/km² (132/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.29%, 0.48% or , 0.44% , 0.48% , 0.03% , 15.98% from , and 2.30% from two or more races. 84.34% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 97,267 households out of which 45.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.80% were living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.80% were non-families. 15.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the county, the population was spread out with 33.80% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 17.80% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males.

The for a household in the county was $26,155, and the median income for a family was $27,853. Males had a median income of $22,755 versus $18,182 for females. The for the county was $10,960. About 28.20% of families and 33.10% of the population were below the, including 43.10% of those under age 18 and 22.90% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Cameron County is served by several. They include:
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In addition, residents are eligible to apply to 's magnet schools.

Radio Stations

 * KFRQ 94.5FM - Official Site
 * KKPS 99.5FM - Official Site
 * KNVO 101.1FM - Official Site
 * KVLY 107.9FM - Official Site