Prien, Louisiana

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Prien, Louisiana
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Prien, Louisiana
Location of Prien in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°10′18″N93°16′03″W / 30.17167°N 93.26750°W / 30.17167; -93.26750
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Calcasieu
Area
[1]
  Total5.98 sq mi (15.48 km2)
  Land5.34 sq mi (13.84 km2)
  Water0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total7,745
  Density1,449.29/sq mi (559.62/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 337
FIPS code 22-62647

Prien is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,810 at the 2010 census. [2] It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. Some of the area has been annexed into the city of Lake Charles.

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Geography

Prien is located at 30°10′18″N93°16′3″W / 30.17167°N 93.26750°W / 30.17167; -93.26750 (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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 7,745
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
Prien racial composition as of 2020 [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)5,94276.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)6278.1%
Native American 320.41%
Asian 3554.58%
Pacific Islander 120.15%
Other/Mixed 3053.94%
Hispanic or Latino 4726.09%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,745 people, 2,999 households, and 2,284 families residing in the CDP.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.