Prien is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Prien had a population of 7,745.[3] It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. Some of the area has been annexed into the city of Lake Charles.
Prien, Louisiana | |
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  Prien, Louisiana Location of Prien in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°09′03″N 93°15′20″W / 30.15083°N 93.25556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Calcasieu |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.98 sq mi (15.48 km2) |
| • Land | 5.34 sq mi (13.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,745 |
| • Density | 1,449.4/sq mi (559.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-62647 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403447[1] |
Geography
editPrien 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.[4] 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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,224 | — | |
| 1990 | 6,448 | 3.6% | |
| 2000 | 7,215 | 11.9% | |
| 2010 | 7,810 | 8.2% | |
| 2020 | 7,745 | −0.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1950[6] 1960[7] 1970[8] 1980[9] 1990[10] 2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Prien first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. census.[9]
2020 census
editAs of the 2020 census, Prien had a population of 7,745. The median age was 39.7 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males age 18 and over.[13][14]
92.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.6% lived in rural areas.[15]
There were 2,933 households in Prien, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.1% were married-couple households, 15.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,284 families in the CDP.[13]
There were 3,146 housing units, of which 6.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.9%.[13]
| 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% |
References
edit- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prien, Louisiana
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Prien CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
- ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Louisiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
- ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
- 1 2 "1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
- ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ↑ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.