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Papaikou, Hawaii

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hawaii

GNIS feature ID
  
0363121

Zip code
  
96781

Area code
  
808

State
  
Hawaii

FIPS code
  
15-61550

Elevation
  
72 m

Population
  
1,314 (2010)


Time zone
  
Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10)

Area
  
5.18 km² (3.885 km² Land / 155 ha Water)

Papaikou is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, and is a few miles North of the county seat, Hilo. The population was 1,414 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Papaikou, HI 96781, USA

Geography

Papaikou is located at 19°47′38″N 155°5′48″W (19.794022, -155.096531).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) of it (27.94%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,414 people, 475 households, and 363 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 964.3 people per square mile (371.4/km2). There were 502 housing units at an average density of 342.4 per square mile (131.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 15.28% White, 0.50% African American, 0.07% Native American, 45.83% Asian, 9.41% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 27.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.86% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,031, and the median income for a family was $40,446. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $24,205 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,782. About 12.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

  • Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
  • References

    Papaikou, Hawaii Wikipedia