Streetlights summary
Lake Charles, Louisiana. Population: 81,157. Land area: 47.5 sq mi. Street lighting, dark streets and public safety lighting.
Recorded local data
Population81,157Source: census_popest_place. Population year: 2024.
Land area47.5 sq miSource: census_gazetteer. Geography year: 2023. Water area is excluded.
Derived from recorded data
Residents per square mile1,709.7Population / land area. Population and geography may refer to different years.
Model scenario
Street light points~ 19Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 2.3. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Crossing lights~ 4Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.5. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Public-space lights~ 6Scenario: (population / 10,000) x 0.8. Coefficients are assumptions, not locally measured rates. Not a verified object count.
Model values are scenarios, not an inventory or evidence that a service exists. Queues, applications, incidents, service users and unsafe homes are not inferred from population. Missing data does not mean zero.