Carlyss, Louisiana
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
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Carlyss (pronounced ‘car-liss’) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,101 in 2020. It is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.
Carlyss, Louisiana | |
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  Carlyss, Louisiana Location of Carlyss in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 30°10′35″N 93°22′36″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Calcasieu |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.10 sq mi (28.74 km2) |
| • Land | 11.06 sq mi (28.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,101 |
| • Density | 461.1/sq mi (178.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70665[3] |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-12840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402749[1] |
Geography
Carlyss is located south of the center of Calcasieu Parish and is bordered to the north by the city of Sulphur. Interstate 10 follows the northern border, with access from exits 20 and 21. I-10 leads east 10 miles (16 km) to Lake Charles and west 22 miles (35 km) to Orange, Texas. Louisiana Highway 27 runs through the center of Carlyss, connecting Sulphur to the north with Holly Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, 32 miles (51 km) to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Carlyss CDP has a total area of 11.98 square miles (31.03 km2), of which 11.92 square miles (30.86 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2), or 0.57%, is water.[4]
Demographics
Carlyss first appeared as a census designated place the 1980 U.S. Census.[9]
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,153 | 81.42% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 334 | 6.55% |
| Native American | 27 | 0.53% |
| Asian | 160 | 3.14% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.12% |
| Other/Mixed | 172 | 3.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 4.88% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,101 people, 1,773 households, and 1,252 families residing in the CDP.