| Moss Bluff | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Nickname: | "The Bluff" |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calcasieu |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Moss Bluff in Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 30.31°N -93.2047°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.22 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 15.91 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.69 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 12522 |
| Population Density Km2: | 317.49 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 822.30 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 337 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-52425 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 39.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.78 |
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.
Moss Bluff is located at (30.310003, -93.204753).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 15.8sqmi, of which 15.2sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi (3.98%) is water.
Moss Bluff is intersected by U.S. Highway 171 and Louisiana Highway 378.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 10,128 | 80.88% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,039 | 8.3% | |
| Native American | 69 | 0.55% | |
| Asian | 158 | 1.26% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% | |
| Other/Mixed | 545 | 4.35% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 582 | 4.65% |
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,588, and the median income for a family was $54,137. Males had a median income of $41,226 versus $22,327 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,766. About 7.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
Moss Bluff is the home of Sam Houston Jones State Park, a protected natural park of the state.
Former Louisiana State Representative Vic Stelly, author of the Stelly Plan, resides in Moss Bluff, as does Stelly's successor in the House, businessman Brett Geymann.
David Filo, businessman and co-founder of Yahoo!.
Clifford Joseph Trahan, better known as Johnny Rebel, musician[3]
Moss Bluff's elementary and middle schools maintain some of the highest student populations in Calcasieu Parish. The single Moss Bluff high school, Sam Houston High School, competes in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Class AAAAA.