Carlyss, Louisiana
Census-designated place
Carlyss, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Carlyss, Louisiana
Carlyss, Louisiana
Location of Carlyss in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°11′34″N 93°22′27″W / 30.19278°N 93.37417°W / 30.19278; -93.37417
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishCalcasieu
Area
[1]
 • Total11.10 sq mi (28.74 km2)
 • Land11.06 sq mi (28.65 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,101
 • Density461.13/sq mi (178.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70665[2]
Area code337
FIPS code22-12840

Carlyss (pronounced ‘car-liss’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,101 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Carlyss is located south of the center of Calcasieu Parish at 30°11′34″N 93°22′27″W / 30.19278°N 93.37417°W / 30.19278; -93.37417 (30.192655, -93.374104).[3] It is bordered to the north by the city of Sulphur. Interstate 10 follows the northern border, with access from exits 20 and 21. I-10 leads east 10 miles (16 km) to Lake Charles and west 22 miles (35 km) to Orange, Texas. Louisiana Highway 27 runs through the center of Carlyss, connecting Sulphur to the north with Holly Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, 32 miles (51 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Carlyss CDP has a total area of 11.98 square miles (31.03 km2), of which 11.92 square miles (30.86 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2), or 0.57%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20205,101—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
Carlyss racial composition as of 2020[6]
Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 4,153 81.42%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 334 6.55%
Native American 27 0.53%
Asian 160 3.14%
Pacific Islander 6 0.12%
Other/Mixed 172 3.37%
Hispanic or Latino 249 4.88%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,101 people, 1,773 households, and 1,252 families residing in the CDP.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Carlyss LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carlyss CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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