Lake Charles

Summary

Lake Charles is a city in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Zephyr's 20190224 69 Lake Charles, Louisiana.jpg^[8].
• Lake Charles's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Lake Charles's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Lake Charles's founder is recorded as Charles Sallier^[11].
• Lake Charles's flag is recorded as flag of Lake Charles^[12].
• Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Perpignan^[13].
• Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sioux City^[14].
• Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cobh^[15].
• Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Goya^[16].
• Lake Charles's twinned administrative body is recorded as Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole^[17].
• Lake Charles's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 266800193^[18].
• Lake Charles's GND ID is recorded as 5185783-2^[19].
• Lake Charles's locator map image is recorded as Calcasieu Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lake Charles Highlighted.svg^[20].
• Lake Charles's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80090532^[21].
• Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70601^[22].
• Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70602^[23].
• Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70605^[24].
• Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70606^[25].
• Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70607^[26].
• Lake Charles's postal code is recorded as 70609^[27].

Body

Founding

Lake Charles's founder is recorded as Charles Sallier^[11]. +1861-03-07T00:00:00Z 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 ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

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