Moss bluff
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Location in Louisiana
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Calcasieu Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 18 ′ N , 93 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
11,557 (as of 2010) 194,138 (as of 2009) |
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| Population density : | 282.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 40.9 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 7 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70611 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-52425 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 543491 | ||
Moss Bluff is a settlement on community-free area in Calcasieu Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) .
geography
Moss Bluff is located in southwest Louisiana on the banks of the Calcasieu River , not far from its confluence with Calcasieu Lake . The Texas border is around 50 km to the west. The geographical coordinates of Moss Bluff are 30 ° 18'10 "north latitude and 93 ° 11'27" west longitude. Moss Bluff covers an area of 40.9 km².
Neighboring towns to Moss Bluff are Lake Charles (on the opposite bank of the Calcasieu River on the southern town boundary), Westlake (13.8 km southwest), Sulfur (25.3 km west-southwest), Ragley (16.7 km north) and Iowa ( 24.8 km east-southeast).
The closest major cities are Lafayette (122 km east), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (211 km in the same direction), Shreveport (290 km north), Beaumont , Texas (106 km west) and Texas' largest city, Houston (150 km in the same direction).
traffic
The US Highway 171 runs north-south direction as the main road through Moss Bluff. In the center of the Louisiana Highway 378 branches off to the west. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest regional airport is Lake Charles Regional Airport , 17 miles south. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (258 km west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Moss Bluff lived 11,557 people in 4201 households. The population density was 282.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.75 people in each of the 4201 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.0 percent white, 6.0 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
28.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.5 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 62,013 USD . The per capita income was $ 27,020. 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 29, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 29, 2013