Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Founding: 1860 Parent counties: Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Namesake: Simon Cameron, Pennsylvania politician and businessman Seat: Emporium (1860–) Land area: 396 square miles Population (2020): 4,547 Population (historic): 4,273 (1870); 7,048 (1900); 5,307 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900s; 1930–1960; 1990s Subdivisions: Two boroughs; one CDP; five townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,089 (24.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,274 Average outbuilding value (1930): $666 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 225 Average farm size (1920): 39.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Emporium Namesake: The Latin word ...