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Welcome to Cameron County ...

Time Zone: Cameron County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Brownsville is the Seat for Cameron County.

Cameron County was founded in 1848 and was created by taking area from Nueces County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cameron had a population of 423,163 people. This is an increase of 3.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 407,630 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cameron represented 1.62% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cameron County:

  • Bayview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bayview is located in Cameron County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
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  • Brownsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Combes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Combes is located in Cameron County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,037 people
    • Combes has also been known as:
    • Combes Colonia
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  • Harlingen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Lake is located in Cameron County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • La Feria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • La Feria is located in Cameron County (TX)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
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  • Laguna Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Los Fresnos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Los Indios
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palm Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Palm Valley is located in Cameron County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • Port Isabel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Primera
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Primera is located in Cameron County (TX)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
    • Rancho Viejo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rio Hondo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • San Benito
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Santa Rosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Padre Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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