Lake Charles

parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q864106
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Lake Charles

Summary

Lake Charles is a city in the United States[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish[3].
  • Lake Charles is in the country of United States[4].
  • Lake Charles is on the body of water Lake Charles[5].
  • Lake Charles is on the body of water Calcasieu River[6].
  • Lake Charles's head of government is recorded as Nic Hunter[7].
  • Lake Charles's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[8].
  • Lake Charles's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • Lake Charles's founder is recorded as Charles Sallier[10].
  • Lake Charles's flag is recorded as flag of Lake Charles[11].
  • Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Perpignan[12].
  • Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sioux City[13].
  • Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cobh[14].
  • Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Goya[15].
  • Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole[16].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70601[17].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70602[18].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70605[19].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70606[20].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70607[21].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70609[22].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70611[23].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70612[24].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70615[25].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70616[26].
  • Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70629[27].

Body

Founding

Lake Charles's founder is recorded as Charles Sallier[10]. March 7, 1861 marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Lake Charles's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lake Charles include Lake Charles Regional Airport[30], an airport[31], in United States[32].

Why It Matters

Lake Charles has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include Lake Charles Regional Airport[30], an airport[31], in United States[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . cityoflakecharles.com. Retrieved . cityoflakecharles.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps Lake Charles urban area
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+116.301535'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+116.031211'}
    Water as percent of area {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+6.1237'}
    Aliases
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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