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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Westlake, Louisiana | settlement_type = [[List of cities in Louisiana|City]] | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | motto = A Growing Family Community | image_map = File:Calcasieu Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Westlake Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Westlake in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. | image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Louisiana | subdivision_type2 = Parish | subdivision_name2 = [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana|Calcasieu]] <!-- Government --> | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1945 | founder = | named_for = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 9.82 | area_total_sq_mi = 3.79 | area_land_km2 = 9.82 | area_land_sq_mi = 3.79 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 4781 | population_density_km2 = 486.92 | population_density_sq_mi = 1261.14 <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 13 | coordinates = {{coord|30|14|54|N|93|15|25|W|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 70669<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70669|title=Westlake LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> | area_code = [[Area code 337|337]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 22-80815 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2405718<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405718}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.cityofwestlake.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Westlake''' is an industrial city in [[Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana|Calcasieu Parish]], in western [[Louisiana]], United States, and is part of the [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]] [[Lake Charles metropolitan area|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 == 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]]. == Demographics == {{US Census population |1950= 1871 |1960= 3311 |1970= 4082 |1980= 5246 |1990= 5007 |2000= 4668 |2010= 4568 |2020= 4781 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} {| class="wikitable" |+'''Westlake city, Louisiana β Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Westlake city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2280815&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Westlake city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2280815&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Westlake city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2280815&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |3,688 |3,425 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,340 |79.01% |74.98% |style='background: #ffffe6; |69.86% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |836 |897 |style='background: #ffffe6; |925 |17.91% |19.64% |style='background: #ffffe6; |19.35% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |9 |23 |style='background: #ffffe6; |13 |0.19% |0.50% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |10 |13 |style='background: #ffffe6; |42 |0.21% |0.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88% |- |[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |0 |3 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.00% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH) |0 |1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4 |0.00% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH) |42 |54 |style='background: #ffffe6; |153 |0.90% |1.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.20% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |83 |152 |style='background: #ffffe6; |303 |1.78% |3.33% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.34% |- |'''Total''' |'''4,668''' |'''4,568''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,781''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''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== Westlake uses a city council consisting of five council members. As of Jan 2023, the current mayor of Westlake is Hal Mcmillin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofwestlake.com/council-members|title=City of Westlake - Council Members|website=City of Westlake|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofwestlake.com/PageDisplay.asp?p1=3672|title=City of Westlake - Daniel W. Cupit, Mayor|website=City of Westlake|access-date=April 8, 2020}}</ref> == Notable people == * [[Mikey Kile]], racing driver * [[David LaFleur]], professional [[American football]] player for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. * [[Joshua Ledet]] earned third place on ''[[American Idol]]'' [[American Idol (season 11)|season 11]]. == Education == 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''': *[[Westlake High School (Louisiana)|Westlake High School]] == List of mayors == * 1945β1950 Gus Warren Anderson * 1950β1954 John Warren (Jack) Grout * 1954β1957 Gus Warren Anderson (2.) * 1957β1974 Charles M. Carroll * 1974β1982 Wilridge P. Doucet * 1982β2006 Dudley Dixon * 2007β2014 Daniel Cupit * 2015β2022 Robert "Bob" Hardey * 2022β2023 Dan Racca (Pro-Tem) * 2023βPresent Hal McMillin == See also == * [[Westlake Corporation]] == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|http://www.cityofwestlake.com/|City of Westlake official website}} {{Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1945]] [[Category:Cities in Louisiana]] [[Category:Cities in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana]] [[Category:Cities in the Lake Charles metropolitan area]]
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