| Official Name: | Cohoe, Alaska |
| Native Name: | Qughuhnaz’ut |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alaska |
| Subdivision Type2: | Borough |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kenai Peninsula |
| Leader Title: | Borough mayor |
| Leader Name: | Peter Micciche |
| Leader Title1: | State senator |
| Leader Name1: | Gary Stevens (R) |
| Leader Title2: | State rep. |
| Leader Name2: | Sarah Vance (R) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 190.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 181.06 |
| Area Water Km2: | 8.97 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 73.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 69.91 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 3.46 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1471 |
| Population Density Km2: | 8.12 |
| Timezone: | Alaska (AKST) |
| Utc Offset: | -9 |
| Timezone Dst: | AKDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -8 |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Elevation Ft: | 56 |
| Area Code: | 907 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 02-16420 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1412828 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 21.04 |
Cohoe (Dena'ina: Qughuhnaz’ut) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,364,[2] up from 1,168 in 2000.
Cohoe is located on the western side of the Kenai Peninsula at 60.3014°N -151.2958°W (60.301277, -151.295952).[3] It is bordered to the west by Cook Inlet, to the south by Clam Gulch and Ninilchik, to the east by the outlet of Tustumena Lake, and to the northeast by the Kasilof River and the communities of Kasilof and Kalifornsky.
Alaska Route 1 (Sterling Highway) passes through Cohoe, leading northeast to Soldotna and south to Homer.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 189.9km2, of which 180.9km2 are land and 9km2, or 4.73%, are water.[2]
Cohoe first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear again until 1990 when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,168 people, 445 households, and 295 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 16.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 630 housing units at an average density of 9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.15% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 4.54% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 3.68% from two or more races. 1.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 445 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,542, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $40,125 versus $26,154 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,059. About 8.0% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.