Cameron, North Carolina

History

Cameron grew up around a plank road that was followed in later years by a railroad. The town was planned in 1875 and incorporated in 1876. Cameron was at the end of the Raleigh and Augusta Railroad. Its location made it an ideal place for entrepreneurs to establish businesses. They built turpentine distilleries, established mercantile and hotel businesses to serve the needs of the railroad's customers and built a thriving dewberry farming and consignment operation.

Geography

Cameron is in eastern Moore County. North Carolina Highways 24 and 27 pass through the center of town as Carthage Street, leading west 10 mi to Carthage, the Moore county seat, and southeast 32 mi to Fayetteville. U.S. Route 1 bypasses the town to the east, with its former route passing through the north and west sides of town as U.S. Route 1 Business. US 1 leads northeast 12 mi to Sanford and southwest 15 mi to Southern Pines. Vass is 6 mi to the south via U.S. 1 Business.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Cameron has a total area of 1.2 sqmi, all land. Little Crane Creek passes through the town, flowing south to join Crane Creek north of Vass. It is part of the Cape Fear River watershed.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 151 people, 66 households, and 41 families living in the town. The population density was 143.8 /mi2. There were 78 housing units at an average density of 74.3 /mi2. The racial makeup of the town was 64.90% White and 35.10% Black. Of the 66 households 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.8% of households were one person and 16.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.6 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median household income was $32,500 and the median family income was $41,964. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,337. There were 17.9% of families and 21.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under eighteen and 45.8% of those over 64.

Notable people

• Jeff Hardy, professional wrestler
• Matt Hardy, professional wrestler
• Trevor Lee, professional wrestler
• Shannon Moore, professional wrestler

References

References

1. "Cameron Town, Moore County, North Carolina (NC)". Living Places.
2. "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: North Carolina". United States Census Bureau.
3. "P1. Race – Cameron town, North Carolina: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau.
4. (2023). "Cameron NC ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
6. {{GNIS. 2405369
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.