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Kachemak, Alaska

Kachemak
Kachemak is located in Alaska
Kachemak
Kachemak
Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 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)
Area code907
FIPS code02-36540
GNIS feature ID[4]1413247

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

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]

  1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 72.
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Kachemak city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "City of Kachemak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. "Sex by age for selected age categories". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.