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Kalaheo, Hawaii

Kalaheo, Hawaii

Overview
Kalāheo (literally, "the proud day" in Hawaiian
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...

) 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 cities, 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 Kaula, in the state of Hawaii. As of 2000 Census the population was 58,463. The county seat is Līhue....

, 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 21st largest island in the United States...

, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states, and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The population was 3,913 at the 2000 census.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden
National Tropical Botanical Garden
The National Tropical Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit non-governmental institution. It was in the early 1960’s when a group of individuals and organizations united behind the need for a tropical botanical garden on U.S. soil. The group approached the U.S. Congress with the intention of having...

 is located in Kalāheo.

Kalāheo is located at (21.924430, -159.529358).

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. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.00%) is water.

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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...

of 2000, there were 3,913 people, 1,428 households, and 1,039 families residing in the CDP.
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Kalāheo (literally, "the proud day" in Hawaiian
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...

) 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 cities, 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 Kaula, in the state of Hawaii. As of 2000 Census the population was 58,463. The county seat is Līhue....

, 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 21st largest island in the United States...

, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states, and is the only state made up entirely of islands. It is located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. The state was admitted to the Union on August...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The population was 3,913 at the 2000 census.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden
National Tropical Botanical Garden
The National Tropical Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit non-governmental institution. It was in the early 1960’s when a group of individuals and organizations united behind the need for a tropical botanical garden on U.S. soil. The group approached the U.S. Congress with the intention of having...

 is located in Kalāheo.

Geography


Kalāheo is located at (21.924430, -159.529358).

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. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.00%) is water.

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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...

of 2000, there were 3,913 people, 1,428 households, and 1,039 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,328.5 people per square mile (512.1/km²). There were 1,509 housing units at an average density of 512.3/sq mi (197.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 40.02% White, 0.23% African American, 0.15% Native American, 29.64% Asian, 3.91% Pacific Islander, 1.15% 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-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 24.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.53% of the population.

There were 1,428 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...

 living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,813, and the median income for a family was $63,650. Males had a median income of $40,951 versus $31,477 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. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...

 for the CDP was $23,501. About 1.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.