Komatke, Arizona

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Komatke, Arizona
O'odham: Komaḍk
CDP
Location of Komatke in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Location of Komatke in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Komatke, Arizona is located in Arizona
Komatke, Arizona
Komatke, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 33°17′32″N 112°09′39″W / 33.29222°N 112.16083°W / 33.29222; -112.16083Coordinates: 33°17′32″N 112°09′39″W / 33.29222°N 112.16083°W / 33.29222; -112.16083
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Area
[1]
 • Total2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
 • Land2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total821
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
FIPS code04-38655

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

Geography[]

Komatke is located at

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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.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.4 km2), all land.

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. %±
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 people per square mile (87.8/km2). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 49.6/sq mi (19.1/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]

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  4. ^ "US Census Bureau American Factfinder Tables for Blocks 1010–1011, 1047–1048, 1057–1065, 1067–1069, Block Group 1, Census Tract 9410, Maricopa County, Arizona". Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
  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
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