Prien, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°10′18″N 93°16′03″W / 30.17167°N 93.26750°W / 30.17167; -93.26750
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Prien, Louisiana
Prien, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Prien, Louisiana
Prien, Louisiana
Location of Prien in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°10′18″N 93°16′03″W / 30.17167°N 93.26750°W / 30.17167; -93.26750
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishCalcasieu
Area
 • 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 zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code337
FIPS code22-62647

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.

Geography[edit]

Prien is located at 30°10′18″N 93°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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20207,745
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Prien racial composition as of 2020[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[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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.