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Cameron County, Texas 964 E Harrison St Brownsville, TX 78520 Phone: (956) 544-0815 Fax: (956) 544-0813 www.co.cameron.tx.us On the southeastern coast of TX, east of McAllen; organized Feb 12, 1848 from Nueces County. Name Origin: For Capt. Ewin Cameron (1811-43), a Republic of TX soldier, executed by the Mexicans. Area (sq mi): 1276.33 (land 905.76; water 370.58). Pop per sq mi: 417.70. Pop 2005: 378,311. State rank: 11. Pop change: 2000-20005 12.90%; 1990-2000 28.90%. Pop 2000: 335,227 (White 14.50%; Black or African American 0.50%; Hispanic or Latino 84.30%; Asian 0.50%; Other 18.70%). Foreign born: 25.60%. Median age: 29.00. Income 2000: per capita $10,960; median household $26,155; Pop below poverty level: 33.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $14,913-$16,308. Unemployment 2004: 8.80%. Change from 2000: -0.40%. Median travel time to work: 20.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 8.80%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Texas. Cameron County, Pennsylvania 20 E 5th St Emporium, PA 15834 Phone: (814) 486-2315 Fax: (814) 486-3176 www.cameroncountypa.com In north-west central PA, west of Williamsport; organized Mar 29, 1860 from Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter counties. Name Origin: For Simon Cameron (1799-1889), U.S. senator from PA (1845-49; 1857-61; 1867-77), U.S. secretary of war (1861-62), and U.S. Minister to Russia (1862). Area (sq mi): 398.60 (land 397.16; water 1.44). Pop per sq mi: 14.20. Pop 2005: 5,639. State rank: 67. Pop change: 2000-20005 -5.60%; 1990-2000 1.00%. Pop 2000: 5,974 (White 98.50%; Black or African American 0.40%; Hispanic or Latino 0.60%; Asian 0.10%; Other 0.80%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 41.30. Income 2000: per capita $15,968; median household $32,212; Pop below poverty level: 9.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,205-$24,229. Unemployment 2004: 7.30%. Change from 2000: -2.80%. Median travel time to work: 15.40 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 15.40%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Pennsylvania. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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