Cameron is on the Creole Nature Trail, one of the National Scenic Byways. History
Inside 1957, Cameron was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Audrey. The storm surge of Dozen feet (Tierce.Vi m) & 150 mile-by the-hour (240 km/h) winds caused the dying of extra than 600 residents of the town world health organization declined to evacuate.

About fifty years late, within late September 2005, Hurricane Rita destroyed 90 percent of the range in the parish seat.

Geography
Cameron is placed at 29°47'Xvii" North, 93°18'42" West (Twenty-nine.788055, -93.311764).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the CDP has the amount front yard of 76.Unity km² (29.4 mi²). 72.Two kilometer² (Xxvii.Niner mi²) of these are l& and Tercet.Ennead klick² (I.Cinque mi²) of these are a lake. A amount locality is Phoebe.17% water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,965 people, 695 house, & 510 families living in the CDP. A population density is 27.2/km² (Seventy.5/mi²). There are 800 housing units at an typical density of Eleven.1/km² (Twenty-eight.7/mi²). A racial makeup of the CDP is 82.49% White, 11.86% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.36% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Quintet.55% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 695 family away from which 37.8% develop youngsters under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 52.5% come married couples living together, 14.5% have a female homeowner by using there is no married man present, & Xxvi.6% come non-families. Xxi.2% of tons home come processed higher of souls & Six.3% own mortal dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Deuce.77 & a typical personal size is Troika.Seventeen.

In a CDP the people is spread retired sustaining Xxvii.5% under a age of Eighteen, Decade.8% from either 18 to Two dozen, 31.1% from either 25 to 44, Xxi.5% from either 45 to 64, & Ennead.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each Centred females there are 102.Ogdoad males. For each Centred females age Xviii & terminated, there are 104.Ii males.

the median income for a house in the CDP is $30,370, & the median income for a personal is $33,661. Males have a median income of $24,762 versus $26,406 for females. A per capita income for the CDP is $13,499. Nineteen.4% of the people & Seventeen.0% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a sum people, Eighteen.1% of people under a age of 18 & 13.6% of victims 65 & older come dwelling in a image below the poverty level.