Lake Charles
A city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — population 78,433 as of 2020.
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Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 22 at 11:37AM CDT until August 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued August 22 at 11:37AM CDT until August 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
This Afternoon
101°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms29% precip
Tonight
79°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear28% precip
Sunday
101°F
Sunny11% precip
Sunday Night
80°F
Mostly Clear12% precip
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Lake Charles by the numbers
Population
78,433Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 47.47 sq mi (122.95 km²), 2.87 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.6
- Households
- 32,077
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $59,235
- Median house value
- $214,300
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- PO BOX 900, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70602