Cameron County, Pennsylvania

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Cameron County, Pennsylvania is a county located in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. Cameron County had an official population of 5974 in 2000. In July 2008, its estimated population was 5266, It is the smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is spread over 398.6 sq mi (1032.37 kmē), of which, 397.16 square miles (1028.64 kmē ) of it is land and 1.44 square miles (3.73 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 12th smallest by total area among Pennsylvania's county.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5974 people in the county, organized into 2465 households, and 1624 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (5.79/kmē), it is Pennsylvania's third least densely populated county. There were 4592 housing units at an average density of 11.6 per square mile (4.48/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.39 persons, and the average family size was 2.96 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 103.5 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 105.7 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 5266, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 5185 White, 30 Black or African American, 14 American Indian, 8 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 26 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32212, it is the 17th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $39479, it is 19th poorest county by median family income in Pennsylvania. The per capita income for the county was $15968, making it the 12th lowest county by per capita income in Pennsylvania.

In 2000, 1384 pupils and students, of which 686 are male and 698 are female, 23.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 97 nursery or pri school, 97 kindergarten, 712 elementary school, 383 high school and 95 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Driftwood Borough	Cameron County	1.88	1.79	0.09	103	57.5	16708	21458
2	Emporium Borough	Cameron County	0.73	0.73	0	2526	3460.2	15239	28618

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5974
April 2000 Estimate	5974
July 2000 Estimate	5943
July 2001 Estimate	5897
July 2002 Estimate	5805
July 2003 Estimate	5736
July 2004 Estimate	5586
July 2005 Estimate	5488
July 2006 Estimate	5385
July 2007 Estimate	5334
July 2008 Estimate	5266

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	27	70	97
Kindergarten	33	64	97
Elementary school	382	330	712
High school	199	184	383
College or graduate school	45	50	95

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Cameron County, Pennsylvania	$32212	$39479	$15968
Pennsylvania, United States	$40106	$49184	$20880
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587