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Place Name
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Cameron
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Pronunciation
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KAM-ruhn
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Place Status (Type)
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unincorporated village
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Capital Of
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Cameron parish
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Population
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2,041 (1990)
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Location
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Cameron parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°48'N
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Longitude
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93°18'W
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Cameron
(KAM-ruhn), uninc. village (1990 pop. 2,041),
 Cameron parish, extreme SW La., on Calcasieu R. bet. L.
Calcasieu and mouth of river on Gulf of Mexico, and
31 mi/50 km S of Lake Charles; 29°48'N
93°18'W. Elev. 8 ft/3 m. Toll ferry across
Calcasieu R. Mfg. (machinery, metal prods., fish meal); shrimp, crabs,
oysters, fish. Hunting nearby. Oil and natural gas fields in vicinity.
Sabine Natl. Wildlife Refuge to N and NW.
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