Prien, Louisiana
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Prien, Louisiana | |
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| Coordinates: 30°09′03″N 93°15′20″W / 30.15083°N 93.25556°WCoordinates: 30°09′03″N 93°15′20″W / 30.15083°N 93.25556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Calcasieu |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,745 |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-62647 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403447[1] |
Prien is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Prien had a population of 7,745.[3] It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. Some of the area has been annexed into the city of Lake Charles.
Geography
Prien 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.[4] 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
Prien first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. census.[5]
| 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% |
| Hispanic or 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:GNIS
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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