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City in Louisiana, United States
Westlake is an industrial city in Calcasieu Parish , in western Louisiana , United States, and is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area . The population was 4,781 in 2020. Westlake was incorporated in 1945. There are many chemical plants and oil refineries situated around the Westlake area.
Geography [ edit ]
Westlake is located in east-central Calcasieu Parish at 30°14′54 ″N 93°15′33 ″W / 30.24833°N 93.25917°W / 30.24833; -93.25917 [3] Calcasieu River , just north of that river's entry into the water body of Lake Charles . The city of Lake Charles borders Westlake across the river, connected via the Interstate 10 bridge, Calcasieu River Bridge .
According to the United States Census Bureau , Westlake has a total area of 3.71 square miles (9.60 km 2 km 2 km 2 [4]
Moss Bluff is just to the northeast. Sulphur is to the west, after the small community of Mossville .
Demographics [ edit ]
Westlake city, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition NH = Non-Hispanic )Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity
Pop 2000[6]
Pop 2010[7]
Pop 2020[8]
% 2000
% 2010
% 2020
White alone (NH )
3,688
3,425
3,340
79.01%
74.98%
69.86%
Black or African American alone (NH )
836
897
925
17.91%
19.64%
19.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH )
9 23 13 0.19%
0.50%
0.27%
Asian alone (NH )
10 13 42 0.21%
0.28%
0.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH )
0
3 1 0.00%
0.07%
0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH )
0
1 4 0.00%
0.02%
0.08%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH )
42 54 153
0.90%
1.18%
3.20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
83 152
303
1.78%
3.33%
6.34%
Total
4,668
4,568
4,781
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,781 people, 1,935 households, and 1,178 families residing in the city.
Government [ edit ]
Westlake uses a city council consisting of five council members. As of Jan 2023, the current mayor of Westlake is Hal Mcmillin.[9] [10]
Notable people [ edit ]
Education [ edit ]
Public schools in the town are operated by the Calcasieu Parish Public School System .
Elementary schools :
Westwood Elementary School
Western Heights Elementary School
Middle school :
S. P. Arnett Middle School
High school :
List of mayors [ edit ]
1945–1950 Gus Warren Anderson
1950–1954 John Warren (Jack) Grout
1954–1957 Gus Warren Anderson (2.)
1957–1974 Charles M. Carroll
1974–1982 Wilridge P. Doucet
1982–2006 Dudley Dixon
2007–2014 Daniel Cupit
2015–2022 Robert "Bob" Hardey
2022–2023 Dan Racca (Pro-Tem)
2023–Present Hal McMillin
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990" . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Westlake city, Louisiana" . U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2014 .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ "P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Westlake city, Louisiana" . United States Census Bureau
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Westlake city, Louisiana" . United States Census Bureau
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Westlake city, Louisiana" . United States Census Bureau
^ "City of Westlake - Council Members" . City of Westlake . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
^ "City of Westlake - Daniel W. Cupit, Mayor" . City of Westlake . Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
