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Moss Bluff
LouisianaCDP
Total population
12,482
Median home value
$252,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$92,036
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Moss Bluff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,522 at the 2020 census. Located just north of the city of Lake Charles, it is considered a suburb of that city. Moss Bluff is a burgeoning community, and is one of the communities in Calcasieu Parish besides Lake Charles and Sulphur experiencing growth. Several efforts have been made to incorporate Moss Bluff, but at the present time the community is unincorporated.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (3.98%) is water. Moss Bluff is intersected by U.S. Highway 171 and Louisiana Highway 378.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Air quality
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolHigh · Lake Charles · 1,991 students · 22.4:1 ratio
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · Lake Charles · 1,216 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolMiddle · Lake Charles · 1,107 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Lake Charles Charter AcademyElementary · Lake Charles · 989 students · 17.4:1 ratio
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · Lake Charles · 973 students · 18.4:1 ratio
- LaGrange High SchoolHigh · Lake Charles · 907 students · 11.2:1 ratio
- Moss Bluff Middle SchoolMiddle · Lake Charles · 883 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- Southwest Louisiana Charter AcademyElementary · Lake Charles · 741 students · 17.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Moss Bluff
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library