Cameron is a city and the county seat of Milam County, Texas, United States. Its population was 5,306 at the 2020 census.
Geography
thumb|Water tower in Cameron
Cameron is located at (30.854544, –96.978716). It is situated at the junction of U.S. Highways 77 and 190, approximately 71 miles northeast of Austin in north-central Milam County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
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History
Early years
Soon after Texas became a U.S. state, the Texas Legislature authorized a seven-member commission to find a permanent site for the Milam County seat. The commission purchased a 60-acre tract of Daniel Monroe's headright on the Little River in 1846 and named the new community Cameron after Ewen Cameron, a Scottish highlander prominent in the Texas Revolution and a member of the Mier Expedition during the war with Mexico. When the courthouse in Cameron was completed later that year, county records were transferred to Cameron from Nashville—a community situated along the Brazos River that had served as the Milam County seat during the period when Texas was an independent republic. The new town struggled due to its isolated location, with the nearest railroad being 50 miles away. In the late 1840s and early 1850s, several attempts were made to navigate the Little River to give Cameron easier access to trade routes.
Since Oct of 2021, the City of Cameron and the Downtown Square have been experiencing a renaissance as the community has started to renovate the historic buildings and add numerous businesses. The City also hosts numerous downtown festivals, car shows and parades.
Demographics
thumb|right|A "Welcome to Cameron" sign
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Cameron had a population of 5,306, 2,004 households, and 1,209 families residing in the city. The median age was 41.1 years, with 24.4% of residents under the age of 18 and 22.0% aged 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Percent
|-
| White || 53.4%
|-
| Black or African American || 19.0%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.6%
|-
| Asian || 0.5%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || <0.1%
|-
| Some other race || 15.3%
|-
| Two or more races || 11.2%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 36.9%
|}
97.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,004 households in Cameron, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.5% were married-couple households, 20.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.