Kachemak, Alaska

Kachemak
City
Kachemak Location in Alaska
Coordinates: 59°40′24″N 151°25′59″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Borough	Kenai Peninsula
Incorporated	August 29, 1961[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1.67 sq mi (4.33 km^2)
• Land	1.67 sq mi (4.33 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	576
• Density	344.09/sq mi (132.89/km^2)
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 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]

Sources

1. 1996 Alaska Municipal Officials Directory. Juneau: Alaska Municipal League/Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. January 1996. p. 72.
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "Kachemak city, Alaska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
4. "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.