Westlake, Louisiana
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Location in Louisiana
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1945 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | Calcasieu Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 15 ′ N , 93 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
4,568 (status: 2010) 194,138 (status: 2009) |
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| Population density : | 761.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 5 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70669 | ||
| Area code : | +1 337 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-80815 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 556400 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofwestlake.com | ||
| Mayor : | Daniel W. Cupit | ||
West Lake is a small town (with the status " City ") in Calcasieu Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 Westlake had 4568 inhabitants.
geography
Westlake 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 urban area extends over an area of 6 km².
Neighboring towns to Westlake are Moss Bluff (13.8 km northeast), Lake Charles (on the opposite bank of the Calcasieu River on the southeastern outskirts) and Sulfur (12.8 km west).
The closest major cities are Lafayette (125 km east), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (214 km in the same direction), Shreveport (298 km north), Beaumont , Texas (93.7 km west) and Texas' largest city, Houston (227 km in the same direction).
traffic
The Interstate 10 and US Highway 90 extend on a common track section along the southern border of Westlake. In addition, the Louisiana Highways 378 and 379 meet in the urban area of Westlake. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs parallel to I 10 through Westlake. 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 19.9 km south of the nearest regional airport. The nearest major international airport is the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (215 km to the west).
population
According to the 2010 census , Westlake had 4,568 people in 1801 households. The population density was 761.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in 1801 households.
The racial the population was composed of 77.2 percent white, 19.7 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.3 percent of the population.
26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 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 42,799 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,810. 19.0 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