Westlake, Louisiana

Westlake is an industrial city in Calcasieu Parish, in western Louisiana, United States, and is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area. The population was 4,781 in 2020. Westlake was incorporated in 1945. There are many chemical plants and oil refineries situated around the Westlake area.

Geography

Westlake is located in east-central Calcasieu Parish on the west bank of the Calcasieu River, just north of that river's entry into the water body of Lake Charles. The city of Lake Charles borders Westlake across the river, connected via the Interstate 10 bridge, Calcasieu River Bridge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Westlake has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.49%, is water.
Moss Bluff is just to the northeast. Sulphur is to the west, after the small community of Mossville.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2000	Pop 2010		% 2000	% 2010
White alone	3,688	3,425	3,340	79.01%	74.98%	69.86%
Black or African American alone	836	897	925	17.91%	19.64%	19.35%
Native American or Alaska Native alone	9	23	13	0.19%	0.50%	0.27%
Asian alone	10	13	42	0.21%	0.28%	0.88%
Pacific Islander alone	0	3	1	0.00%	0.07%	0.02%
Some Other Race alone	0	1	4	0.00%	0.02%	0.08%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial	42	54	153	0.90%	1.18%	3.20%
Hispanic or Latino	83	152	303	1.78%	3.33%	6.34%
Total	4,668	4,568	4,781	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,781 people, 1,935 households, and 1,178 families residing in the city.

Westlake uses a city council consisting of five council members. As of Jan 2023, the current mayor of Westlake is Hal Mcmillin.

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