Komatke,_Arizona Latitude and Longitude:
33°17′32″N 112°09′39″W / 33.29222°N 112.16083°W / 33.29222; -112.16083
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Komatke, Arizona
O'odham: Komaḍk
Census-designated place
Location in Maricopa County, Arizona
Location in Maricopa County, Arizona
Komatke is located in Arizona
Komatke
Komatke
Komatke is located in the United States
Komatke
Komatke
Coordinates: 33°17′32″N 112°09′39″W / 33.29222°N 112.16083°W / 33.29222; -112.16083
CountryUnited States
State Arizona
County Maricopa
Area
[1]
 • Total2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2)
 • Land2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,060 ft (320 m)
Population
 ( 2020) [2]
 • Total1,013
 • Density416.36/sq mi (160.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
85339 ( Laveen)
FIPS code04-38655

Komatke ( O'odham: Komaḍk) is a census-designated place [3] in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The area currently comprising the census-designated place had a population of 1,013 at the 2020 census, [2] up from 821 at the 2010 census. [4] It is located within the Gila River Indian Community. Its name refers to the Sierra Estrella mountain range, which rises just to the southwest of Komatke.

Geography

Komatke is located at 33°18′22″N 112°10′41″W / 33.30611°N 112.17806°W / 33.30611; -112.17806 (33.306204, −112.178107), [5] directly south of Laveen. It is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Downtown Phoenix.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land. [1]

Saint John the Baptist Parish Laveen, the Saint Johns Mission, is in Komatke. The name is taken from the mission school founded by the Franciscans in 1894. [6] It has an estimated elevation of 1,030 feet (310 m) above sea level. [7]

Historical population
Census Pop.Note %±
20201,013—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

Demographics

As of the census [9] [10] of 2000, there were 1,174 people, 241 households, and 218 families residing in Komatke. The population density was 227.3 inhabitants per square mile (87.8/km2). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 49.6 per square mile (19.2/km2). The racial makeup of Komatke is 1.6% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 93.6% Native American, <0.1% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, and 2.3% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. 15.8% of the population were Hispanic of any race.

Education

The K-8 tribal school Gila Crossing Community School, affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education, is in Komatke. [11]

Transportation

Valley Metro Bus route 51 connects Komatke with Phoenix and Glendale. [12] Gila River Transit connects Komatke with Maricopa Colony. [13]

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Komatke CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kaka CDP, Arizona: 2010 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 375. ISBN  978-0816534951.
  7. ^ "Saint Johns Mission (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  10. ^ "Custom Table – American FactFinder". Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Gila Crossing Community School". Bureau of Indian Education. Retrieved August 2, 2021. – See Census Bureau map
  12. ^ "51 51st Ave". November 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "West End Shuttle – Gila River Transit".
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