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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Cameron Parish is the parish with the most land area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Cameron and as of 2010, the population was 6,839. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cameron Parish is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lake Charles–Jennings Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1870 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1870 | 1,591
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| 1880 | 2,416
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| 1890 | 2,828
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| 1900 | 3,952
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| 1910 | 4,288
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| 1920 | 3,952
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| 1930 | 6,054
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| 1940 | 7,203
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| 1950 | 6,244
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| 1960 | 6,909
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| 1970 | 8,194
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| 1980 | 9,336
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| 1990 | 9,260
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Research Tips
External links
www.cameronparish.net
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