| Official Name: | Cameron, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Named For: | Paul Cameron[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Moore |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mayor |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jane Harbour Ethridge |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1875 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1876 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.14 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.14 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.21 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 244 |
| Population Density Km2: | 77.72 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 201.32 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 338 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3258°N -79.2542°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 28326[3] |
| Area Codes: | 910, 472 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-09800[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405369 |
Cameron is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census.[5]
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi, all land.
Neighboring towns include Vass to the south and Carthage to the west.
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.