Editing Westlake, Louisiana (section)

== Geography ==
Westlake is located in east-central Calcasieu Parish on the west bank of the [[Calcasieu River]], just north of that river's entry into the water body of [[Lake Charles (Louisiana)|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 {{convert|9.60|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.46|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.14|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Westlake city, Louisiana |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2280815 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183335/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2280815 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

[[Moss Bluff, Louisiana|Moss Bluff]] is just to the northeast. [[Sulphur, Louisiana|Sulphur]] is to the west, after the small community of [[Mossville, Louisiana|Mossville]].