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Prien is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Calcasieu Parish Calcasieu Parish (; ) is a parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,785. The parish seat and largest city is Lake Charles. Calcasieu Parish is part of the Lake C ...
,
Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
, United States. The population was 7,810 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. Some of the area has been annexed into the city of Lake Charles.


Geography

Prien consists of unincorporated land on the south side of Lake Charles. The original community of Prien is located on the southeast shore of
Prien Lake Prien Lake is a lake in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It is located west of Prien, Louisiana, and south of the Israel LaFleur Bridge. The city of Lake Charles is located to the northeast. History Prien Lake was historically located along the ...
, a widening in the
Calcasieu River The Calcasieu River ( ; ) is a river on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southwestern Louisiana. Approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed J ...
, but the CDP now extends south as far as West Gauthier Road. According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.32%, is water. The area of the CDP has decreased by since the 2000 census, due to annexation of certain neighborhoods by the city of Lake Charles.


Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,745 people, 2,999 households, and 2,284 families residing in the CDP.


References

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