Lake Charles
parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Summary
Lake Charles is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,073 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Calcasieu Parish[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Charles[5], Calcasieu River[6]
- Head of government: Nic Hunter[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Founder: Charles Sallier[9]
- Flag: flag of Lake Charles[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Perpignan[11], Sioux City[12], Cobh[13], Goya[14], Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole[15]
- Postal code: 70601[16], 70602[17], 70605[18], 70606[19], 70607[20], 70609[21], 70611[22], 70612[23], 70615[24], 70616[25], 70629[26]
- Commons category: Lake Charles, Louisiana[27]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[28]
- Local dialing code: 337[29]
- Inception: March 7, 1861[30]
- Official website: http://www.cityoflakecharles.com[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Charles, Louisiana[32]
- Population: 838[33], 71,993[34], 84,872[35]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lake Charles, Louisiana[36]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37]
- Official name: Lake Charles[38]
- Category for people born here: Q32653949[39]
- Category for people who died here: Q31879014[40]
- Number of households: 33,093[41]
- Demonym: Lake Charlesian[42]
- Native label: City of Lake Charles[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lake Charles, Louisiana[44]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Areas include 116.301535 km²[45] and 116.031211 km²[46]. Lake Charles sits at an elevation of 3 m[47].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Charles include Lake Charles Regional Airport[48], an airport[49], in United States[50].
Why It Matters
Lake Charles has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Lake Charles Regional Airport[48], an airport[49], in United States[50].