Kachemak | |
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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 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]