Prien, Louisiana
Prien, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
CDT) | |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-62647 |
Prien is an unincorporated community and
. Some of the area has been annexed into the city of Lake Charles.Geography
Prien is located at 30°10′18″N 93°16′3″W / 30.17167°N 93.26750°W (30.171700, -93.267384)[3] and consists of unincorporated land on the south side of Lake Charles. The original community of Prien is located on the southeast shore of Prien Lake, a widening in the Calcasieu River, but the CDP now extends south as far as West Gauthier Road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.2 km2), of which 6.0 square miles (15.6 km2) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), or 9.32%, is water.[2] The area of the CDP has decreased by 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) since the 2000 census, due to annexation of certain neighborhoods by the city of Lake Charles.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,745 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
5,942 | 76.72% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
627 | 8.1% |
Native American
|
32 | 0.41% |
Asian
|
355 | 4.58% |
Pacific Islander
|
12 | 0.15% |
Other/Mixed
|
305 | 3.94% |
Latino
|
472 | 6.09% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,745 people, 2,999 households, and 2,284 families residing in the CDP.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prien CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
