Kapaʻau, Hawaii | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii |
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Coordinates: 20°14′5″N 155°48′23″W / 20.23472°N 155.80639°WCoordinates: 20°14′5″N 155°48′23″W / 20.23472°N 155.80639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
County | Hawaii |
Area | |
• Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
• Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,734 |
• Density | 788.1/sq mi (309.6/km2) |
Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
ZIP code | 96755 |
Area code(s) | 808 |
FIPS code | 15-29000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0360474 |
Kapaʻau is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, at the northern tip of the big island of Hawaii. The population was 1,159 at the 2000 census. It is celebrated as the birthplace of Kamehameha I.
Kapaʻau is located at 20°14′5″N 155°48′23″W / 20.23472°N 155.80639°W (20.234711, -155.806361) in the North Kohala District of Hawaii County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,159 people, 405 households, and 270 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 536.1 people per square mile (207.2/km²). There were 443 housing units at an average density of 204.9 per square mile (79.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 23.47% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Native American, 27.44% Asian, 9.32% Pacific Islander, 1.73% from other races, and 37.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.65% of the population.