Kachina Village is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 2,622 at the 2010 census. Kachina Village is primarily a

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for Flagstaff.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Kachina Village has a dry-summer continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,664 people, 1,021 households, and 658 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,376 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.0%

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, 4.3% Native American, 0.3%

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, 0.3% Asian, <0.1%

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, 4.8% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. 9.7% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,021 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% 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 3.08. In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,703, and the median income for a family was $51,037. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $26,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,849. About 4.4% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the

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, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Kachina Village is served by the

Flagstaff Unified School District The Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) is a K-12 school district for Flagstaff, Arizona area and neighboring areas. The district has approximately 11,500 students and operates 16 schools; including three high schools (9–12), two middle ...

. The zoned secondary schools are Mount Elden Middle School and

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. – Compare to the US Census Bureau maps.

References

External links

Kachina Village Improvement DistrictHighlands Fire District
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