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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 a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-smallest population in the state, ahead of only Tensas.
Cameron Parish is part of the Lake Charles, Metropolitan 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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