Kachemak, Alaska
city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Kachemak is a small city in the US state of Alaska. It is in the southern part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.[4]
Kachemak | |
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  Kachemak Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates: 59°40′24″N 151°25′59″W / 59.67333°N 151.43306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Kenai Peninsula |
| Incorporated | August 29, 1961[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| • Land | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 576 |
| • Density | 344.09/sq mi (132.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-9 (Alaska (AKST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-8 (AKDT) |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-36540 |
| GNIS feature ID[4] | 1413247 |
Kachemak is north east of Homer, Alaska, a larger city. It is on the north side of Kachemak Bay, in south-central Alaska. The city covers a total of 1.67 square miles (4.3 km2) of land. The city limits do not include any water.[2] The city has only one road: East End Road.
In 2020, there were 576 people living in Kachemak. These people were mostly Caucasian (white), along with a few Asians, and Native Americanss.[3] There were 282 males and 294 females living there then. About one-sixth of the population (17.9%) was under eighteen years old.[5]
Sources
change- ↑ 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 72.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kachemak city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "City of Kachemak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Sex by age for selected age categories". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.