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Anahola is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Kauai County
Kauai County, Hawaii

Kauai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Kauai, Niihau, Lehua, and Ka?ula, in the state of Hawaii....
, Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
, United States
United States

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. The population was 1,932 at the 2000 census.

ng the reign of King Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule....
, the islands of Kaua?i was one of the last Hawaiian islands to join Kamehameha's Kingdom of Hawai?i. The ruler, Kaumualii
Kaumualii

Kaumualii , also known as George Kaumualii, was the last independent Ali'i, or king, of the islands of Kauai and Niihau before becoming a vassal of Kamehameha I of the unified Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810....
, resisted Kamehameha for years, surviving two attempts to invade Kaua'i.

ola is located at (22.145049, -159.312969).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 kmē), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.7 kmē) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 kmē) of it (4.57%) is water.

The community is located on Hawaii Route 56
Hawaii Route 56

Hawaii Route 56 is a twenty-eight mile route stretching from Hawaii Route 50 at the junction of Rice Street in Lihue, Hawaii to the junction of Hawaii Route 560 in Princeville, Hawaii on the island of Kauai....
 at the northeast coast of the island of Kauai
Kauai

Kauai or Kauai is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the List of islands of the United States by area....
.






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Anahola is a census-designated place
Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
 (CDP) in Kauai County
Kauai County, Hawaii

Kauai County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Kauai, Niihau, Lehua, and Ka?ula, in the state of Hawaii....
, Hawaii
Hawaii

File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 1,932 at the 2000 census.

History

During the reign of King Kamehameha I
Kamehameha I

Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule....
, the islands of Kaua?i was one of the last Hawaiian islands to join Kamehameha's Kingdom of Hawai?i. The ruler, Kaumualii
Kaumualii

Kaumualii , also known as George Kaumualii, was the last independent Ali'i, or king, of the islands of Kauai and Niihau before becoming a vassal of Kamehameha I of the unified Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810....
, resisted Kamehameha for years, surviving two attempts to invade Kaua'i.

Geography

Anahola is located at (22.145049, -159.312969).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 kmē), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.7 kmē) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 kmē) of it (4.57%) is water.

The community is located on Hawaii Route 56
Hawaii Route 56

Hawaii Route 56 is a twenty-eight mile route stretching from Hawaii Route 50 at the junction of Rice Street in Lihue, Hawaii to the junction of Hawaii Route 560 in Princeville, Hawaii on the island of Kauai....
 at the northeast coast of the island of Kauai
Kauai

Kauai or Kauai is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago and the List of islands of the United States by area....
. Anahola is adjacent to Anahola Bay, a bay
Bay

A bay is an area of water bordered by land on three sides. Bays generally have calm waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some ocean surface wave and often reducing winds....
 of the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

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.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 1,932 people, 549 households, and 422 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 514.8 people per square mile (198.9/kmē). There were 606 housing units at an average density of 161.5/sq mi (62.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.72% White, 0.36% African American, 0.47% Native American, 7.14% Asian, 47.72% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 29.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.13% of the population.

There were 549 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.98.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,771, and the median income for a family was $41,302. Males had a median income of $25,875 versus $27,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the CDP was $13,829. About 12.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

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