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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) Population per square mile: 417.70
Population 2005: 378,311 State rank: 11 Population change: 2000-20005 12.90%; 1990-2000 28.90% Population 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; Population below poverty level: 33.10% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $14,913-$16,308
Unemployment (2004): 8.80% Unemployment 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:
  • Brownsville County seat (161,225)
  • Harlingen (61,589)
  • San Benito (24,387)

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    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) Population per square mile: 14.20
    Population 2005: 5,639 State rank: 67 Population change: 2000-20005 -5.60%; 1990-2000 1.00% Population 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; Population below poverty level: 9.40% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $23,205-$24,229
    Unemployment (2004): 7.30% Unemployment 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
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    Counties USA: A Directory of United States Counties, 3rd Edition. © 2006 by Omnigraphics, Inc.
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    References in periodicals archive
    seminolus have been reported in McLennan County (Wilkins 1987) and Cameron County (Hall 1981).
    This specimen also represents the first record of this species from Cameron County and the eastern-most record in the United States.
    CAMERON COUNTY, South Padre Island, 17 January 1986, one [female] specimen (TCWC 50917; partial skeleton; TL 221 cm).
    sexlineatus from the South Texas Sand Plains and adjacent areas of Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr and Webb counties and South Padre Island, Cameron County. Cnemidophorus sexlineatus stephensi, or Texas yellow-faced racerunner, is distinguished from the other subspecies in Texas by smaller adult size (<70 mm snout-to-vent length as opposed to 70 mm or greater for the other subspecies), frequent absence of a vertebral stripe (typically present in the other subspecies), and yellowish coloration on the face and neck (Trauth 1992).
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