Cameron County, Pennsylvania
county in Pennsylvania, United States
Cameron County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,547, making it Pennsylvania's least populous county. Its county seat is Emporium. The county was created on March 29, 1860, from parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter counties. It is named for Senator Simon Cameron. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 398.4 square miles (1,032 km2), of which 396.2 square miles (1,026 km2) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) (0.5%) is water. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in Emporium range from 24.2 °F in January to 69.3 °F in July, while in Driftwood they range from 24.9 °F in January to 69.9 °F in July.
Adjacent counties
McKean County (north)
Potter County (northeast)
Clinton County (east)
Clearfield County (south)
Elk County (west)
Major roads
Cameron County is the only county in the state of Pennsylvania to not be crossed by either an interstate or U.S. Route.
PA 46
PA 120
PA 155
PA 555
PA 872
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 4,547.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Cameron County, Pennsylvania” as county in Pennsylvania, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as county in Pennsylvania, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q494142. VIAF identifies the subject as 151294049. The Library of Congress control number is n82098961. Authority coordinates are 41.440, -78.200. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1860.
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