Prien is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Prien had a population of 7,745. 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, a widening in the Calcasieu River, but the CDP now extends south as far as West Gauthier Road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, 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
Prien first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. census.
+Prien racial composition as of 2020 Race Number Percentage White (non-Hispanic) 5,942 76.72% Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 627 8.1% Native American 32 0.41% Asian 355 4.58% Pacific Islander 12 0.15% Other/Mixed 305 3.94% Hispanic or Latino 472 6.09% As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,745 people, 2,999 households, and 2,284 families residing in the CDP.
Education Calcasieu Parish School Board is the school district for the entire parish. - Text list
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