Cameron is a town in

Moore County, North Carolina Moore County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 99,727. Its county seat is Carthage, North Carolina, Carthage and its largest com ...

, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census, down from 285 in

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History

Cameron grew up around a

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that was followed in later years by a

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. The town was planned in 1875 and incorporated in 1876. Cameron was at the end of the Raleigh and Augusta Railroad. Its location made it an ideal place for entrepreneurs to establish businesses. They built

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distilleries, established

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and

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businesses to serve the needs of the railroad's customers and built a thriving

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farming and consignment operation.

Geography

Cameron is in eastern Moore County. North Carolina Highways 24 and 27 pass through the center of town as Carthage Street, leading west to

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, the Moore

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, and southeast to

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bypasses the town to the east, with its former route passing through the north and west sides of town as U.S. Route 1 Business. US 1 leads northeast to Sanford and southwest to

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. Vass is to the south via U.S. 1 Business. According to the

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, the town of Cameron has a total area of , all land. Little Crane Creek passes through the town, flowing south to join Crane Creek north of Vass. It is part of the

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watershed.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 151 people, 66 households, and 41 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 78 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 64.90%

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and 35.10%

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. Of the 66 households 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of households were one person and 16.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88. The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median household income was $32,500 and the median family income was $41,964. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,337. There were 17.9% of families and 21.3% of the population living below the

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, including 13.5% of those under eighteen and 45.8% of those over 64.

Notable people

Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and also appears on partner promotion WWE on its NXT (WWE brand), NXT brand. He is re ...

, professional wrestler *

Matt Hardy Matthew Moore Hardy (born September 23, 1974) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he a former List of TNA World Tag Team Champions, three time TNA Wor ...

, professional wrestler *

Trevor Lee Trevor Lee Caddell (born September 30, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE as Cameron Grimes and in Impact Wrestling as Trevor Lee. Caddell made his debut on the independent circuit in 2009 as Trevor ...

, professional wrestler *

Shannon Moore Shannon Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1999 and 2001 and with WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for ...

, professional wrestler

References

External links

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Historical information
at the Cameron Antique Dealers Association website.
Moore County Chamber of Commerce
{{authority control Towns in North Carolina Towns in Moore County, North Carolina Populated places established in 1875 1875 establishments in North Carolina