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Cameron Parish | |
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Coordinates: 29°51′N 93°12′W / 29.85°N 93.2°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Founded | 1870 |
Named for | Simon Cameron |
Seat | Cameron |
Largest community | Grand Lake |
Area | |
• Total | 1,937 sq mi (5,020 km2) |
• Land | 1,285 sq mi (3,330 km2) |
• Water | 652 sq mi (1,690 km2) 34% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,617 |
• Density | 4.37/sq mi (1.69/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
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.