Sulfur (Louisiana)
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Location in Louisiana
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Calcasieu Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 17 ′ N , 93 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
20,410 (as of 2010) 194,138 (as of 2009) |
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| Population density : | 788 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 25.9 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 5 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 70663, 70664, 70665 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-73640 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 556163 | ||
| Website : | www.sulphur.org | ||
| Mayor : | Christopher Duncan | ||
Sulfur is a city (with the status " City ") in Calcasieu Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Sulfur had 20,410 inhabitants.
The name of the place comes from the fact that at the end of the 19th century sulfur (English: sulfur or sulfur ) was found in the area, which led to the opening of numerous sulfur mines .
geography
Sulfur 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 40 km to the west. The geographical coordinates of Sulfur are 30 ° 16'49 "north latitude and 93 ° 21'39" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 25.9 km².
Neighboring places to Sulfur are Westlake (8 miles east), Lake Charles (10 miles in the same direction), Prien (12 miles east- southeast), Carlyss (on the southern city limits), Vinton (12 miles west) and DeQuincy (28.9 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Lafayette (134 km east), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (224 km in the same direction), Shreveport (302 km north), Beaumont , Texas (82.9 km west) and Texas' largest city, Houston (217 km in the same direction).
traffic
The Interstate 10 runs along the southern border of Sulfur. US Highway 90 runs parallel to this as the main road through the city center. In addition, Louisiana Highways 27 and 108 meet in the city of Sulfur. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs through Sulfur in a west-east direction . The route is also used by Sunset Limited , an Amtrak express train that runs from Los Angeles to New Orleans and makes a stop in neighboring Lake Charles to the east.
With the Lake Charles Regional Airport is located 28.4 km east of the nearest regional airport. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (232 km to the west).
population
According to the 2010 census , there were 20,410 people in 8,099 households in Sulfur. The population density was 788 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.5 people lived in each of the 8,099 households.
The racial the population was composed of 89.8 percent white, 6.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.4 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 46,307 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,563. 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Johnny Grunge (1966–2006), wrestler - born in Sulfur
- Ted Lyons (1900–1986), baseball player and manager - died in Sulfur
- Dak Prescott (* 1993), football player - born in Sulfur
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 28, 2013
- ^ History of Sulfur
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on August 28, 2013