Carlyss, Louisiana
| Carlyss, Louisiana | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Calcasieu |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°11′34″N 93°22′27″W / 30.19278°N 93.37417°WCoordinates: 30°11′34″N 93°22′27″W / 30.19278°N 93.37417°W |
| Area | 12.0 sq mi (31.1 km2) |
| - land | 11.9 sq mi (30.8 km2) |
| - water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Population | 4,670 (2010) |
| Density | 392.0/sq mi (151.4/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 337 |
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Carlyss is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,670 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carlyss is located south of the center of Calcasieu Parish at 30°11′34″N 93°22′27″W / 30.19278°N 93.37417°W (30.192655, -93.374104). It 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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,049 people, 1,473 households, and 1,132 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 338.0 people per square mile (130.5/km²). There were 1,668 housing units at an average density of 139.2 per square mile (53.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.46% White, 0.84% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.
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