Komatke, Arizona

Coordinates: 33°17′32″N 112°09′39″W / 33.29222°N 112.16083°W / 33.29222; -112.16083
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Komatke, Arizona
FIPS code
04-38655

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),

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
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,013—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Demographics

As of the

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. 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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