Kachemak, Alaska

Kachemak is a small city in the US state of Alaska. It is in the southern part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.[4]

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Coordinates: 59°40′24″N 151°25′59″W / 59.67333°N 151.43306°W / 59.67333; -151.43306Coordinates: 59°40′24″N 151°25′59″W / 59.67333°N 151.43306°W / 59.67333; -151.43306
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughKenai Peninsula
IncorporatedAugust 29, 1961[1]
Area
 • Total1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2)
 • Land1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 • Total576
 • Density344.09/sq mi (132.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
FIPS code02-36540
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

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory (January 1996). Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. p. 72.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kachemak city, AlaskaUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 City of Kachemak. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey.
  5. Sex by age for selected age categoriesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.