Westlake, Louisiana

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Westlake, Louisiana

| settlement_type = City

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| motto = A Growing Family Community

| image_map = File:Calcasieu Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Westlake Highlighted.svg

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| map_caption = Location of Westlake in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.

| image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg

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| map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana

| subdivision_type2 = Parish

| subdivision_name2 = Calcasieu

| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 1945

| founder =

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| leader_title = Mayor

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| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{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}}

| 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_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 4781

| population_density_km2 = 486.92

| population_density_sq_mi = 1261.14

| timezone = CST

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_ft = 13

| coordinates = {{coord|30|14|54|N|93|15|25|W|display=inline,title}}

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 70669{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70669|title=Westlake LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}

| area_code = 337

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 22-80815

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = 2405718{{GNIS|2405718}}

| website = {{URL|www.cityofwestlake.com}}

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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

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. 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.{{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}}

Moss Bluff is just to the northeast. Sulphur is to the west, after the small community of 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{{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}}

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class="wikitable"

|+Westlake city, Louisiana – Racial and Ethnic Composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
{{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.}}

!Race / Ethnicity

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Westlake city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2280815&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Westlake city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2280815&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Westlake city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2280815&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|3,688

|3,425

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,340

|79.01%

|74.98%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |69.86%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|836

|897

|style='background: #ffffe6; |925

|17.91%

|19.64%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.35%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|9

|23

|style='background: #ffffe6; |13

|0.19%

|0.50%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%

Asian alone (NH)

|10

|13

|style='background: #ffffe6; |42

|0.21%

|0.28%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.88%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|0

|3

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.00%

|0.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

Some Other Race alone (NH)

|0

|1

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.00%

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%

Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)

|42

|54

|style='background: #ffffe6; |153

|0.90%

|1.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.20%

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%

|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofwestlake.com/council-members|title=City of Westlake - Council Members|website=City of Westlake|access-date=April 8, 2020}}{{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}}