Kaka, Arizona Explained

Official Name:Kaka, Arizona
Native Name:Gagka
Native Name Lang:ood
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Kaka
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Name2:Maricopa
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.29
Area Land Km2:1.29
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.50
Area Land Sq Mi:0.50
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:2251
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:83
Population Density Sq Mi:167.00
Population Density Km2:64.48
Timezone:MST (no DST)
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:32.5114°N -112.3164°W
Area Code:928
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:04-36780
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2582804
Unit Pref:Imperial

Kaka (O'odham: Gagka, translates as "A Clearing") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located in the Tohono O'odham Nation. The population was 83 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 141 at the 2010 census.

Toponymy

It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3]

Geography

Kaka is in southernmost Maricopa County, nearly touching the border with Pima County. It is south-southwest of Phoenix, west-northwest of Tucson, and northeast of the Mexican border at Lukeville.

Demographics

At the 2020 census there were 83 people and 28 households living in the CDP.[2] [4]

The median household income was $39,573. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,965.[5]

As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 141 people living in the CDP. The population density was 545.0 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99% Native American and 1% from some other race. 6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arizona . United States Census Bureau . May 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Kaka CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171): P1. Race. U.S. Census Bureau. May 16, 2022.
  3. Book: Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places . Adams Media . Parker, Quentin . 2010 . x . 9781440507397 .
  4. Web site: Kaka CDP, Arizona: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171): H1. Occupancy statistics. U.S. Census Bureau. May 16, 2022.
  5. Web site: Kaka, AZ Profile: Facts & Data. Arizona.hometownlocator.com . August 24, 2021 . 2021 .
  6. Web site: American FactFinder . April 23, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721034521/http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table . July 21, 2011 .