Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Parish in Louisiana, United States Parish in LouisianaCameron ParishParishParish of CameronParoisse de Cameron (French)Bald cypress at Lacassine National Wildlife RefugeLocation within the U.S. state of LouisianaCoordinates: 29°51′N 93°12′W / 29.85°N 93.2°W / 29.85; -93.2Country United StatesState LouisianaFounded1870Named afterSimon CameronSeatCameronLargest communityGrand LakeArea • Total1,937 sq mi (5,020 km2) • Land1,285 sq mi (3,330 km2) • Water652 sq mi (1,690 km2) 34%Population (2020) • Total5,617 • Estimate (2025)4,718 • Density4.37/sq mi (1.69/km2)Time zoneUTC−6 (Central) • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)Congressional district3rdWebsitecameronpj.org Cameron Parish (French: Paroisse de Cameron) is a parish in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,617. The parish seat is Cameron. Although it is the largest parish by area in Louisiana, it has the second-smallest population in the state, ahead of only Tensas. Cameron Parish is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. History This was part of La Louisiane, colonized by the French beginning in the 17th and early 18th centuries. T