Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish
Bald cypress at Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
Map of Louisiana highlighting Cameron Parish
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Map of the United States highlighting Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 29°51′N 93°12′W / 29.85°N 93.2°W / 29.85; -93.2
Country United States
State Louisiana
Founded1870
Named forSimon Cameron
SeatCameron
Largest communityGrand Lake
Area
 • Total1,937 sq mi (5,020 km2)
 • Land1,285 sq mi (3,330 km2)
 • Water652 sq mi (1,690 km2)  34%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,617
 • Density4.37/sq mi (1.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd

Cameron Parish (French: Paroisse de Cameron) 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.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Cameron Parish, Louisiana". Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.