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About Lake Charles, Louisiana
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Top to bottom, L-R: Downtown Lake Charles, L’Auberge du Lac Casino, McNeese State University, John McNeese statue, Israel LaFleur Bridge, Lake Charles City Court, Henderson Bayou
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The Lake Area
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Location of Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
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 Lake Charles
Location in Louisiana
Lake Charles
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| Coordinates: 30ยฐ12โฒ53โณN 93ยฐ12โฒ31โณW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ30.21472ยฐN 93.20861ยฐW | |
| Country |  ย United States |
| State |  ย Louisiana |
| Parish | Calcasieu |
| Founded | Marchย 7, 1861 as Charleston |
| Renamed | Marchย 16, 1867 as Lake Charles |
| Founded by | Charles Sallier |
| Named for | Charles Sallier |
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| ย โขย Mayor | Nicholas E. “Nic” Hunter (R) |
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| ย โขย City | 48.60ย sqย mi (125.87ย km2) |
| ย โขย Land | 45.73ย sqย mi (118.44ย km) |
| ย โขย Water | 2.87ย sqย mi (7.43ย km2) |
| Elevation | 15ย ft (5ย m) |
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| ย โขย City | 84,872 |
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| ย โขย Density | 1,855.98/sqย mi (716.59/km) |
| ย โขย Urban | 132,977 |
| ย โขย Metro | 210,409 |
| Demonym | Lake Charlesian |
| Time zone | UTCโ6 (CST) |
| ย โขย Summer (DST) | UTCโ5 (CST) |
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70601, 70602, 70605, 70606, 70607, 70609, 70615, 70616, 70629
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| Area Code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-41155 |
| Website | www |
Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located upon Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lake Charles’s population was 84,872.
The city and metropolitan Place of Lake Charles is considered a regionally significant center of petrochemical refining, gambling, tourism, and education, being home to McNeese State University and Sowela Technical Community College. Because of the lakes and waterways throughout the city, metropolitan Lake Charles is often called the Lake Area.
On March 7, 1861, Lake Charles was incorporated as the town of Charleston, Louisiana.