Carlyss (pronounced ‘car-liss’) is a

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(CDP) in Calcasieu Parish,

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, 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 and is bordered to the north by the city of

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follows the northern border, with access from exits 20 and 21. I-10 leads east to Lake Charles and west to

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. Louisiana Highway 27 runs through the center of Carlyss, connecting Sulphur to the north with Holly Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, to the south. According to the

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, the Carlyss CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.57%, is water.

Demographics

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

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Census-designated places in Louisiana Census-designated places in the Lake Charles metropolitan area