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Kīlauea is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 3,014.[2]

Kīlauea, Hawaii
Census-designated place
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
Coordinates: 22.21°N 159.41°W / 22.21; -159.41
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii
CountyKauai
Area
  Total5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2)
  Land4.97 sq mi (12.87 km2)
  Water0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total3,014
  Density606.44/sq mi (234.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian)
ZIP codes
96722, 96754
Area code(s)808
FIPS code15-36650
GNIS feature ID0361214

Kīlauea shares the name of the active volcano Kīlauea on the island of Hawaii. The name translates to "spewing" or "much spreading" in the Hawaiian language.[3]


Geography


Historic Kīlauea Point Lighthouse built in 1913 on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.
Historic Kīlauea Point Lighthouse built in 1913 on the island of Kauai in Hawaii.

Kīlauea is on the northeastern shore of Kauai and is bordered to the west by Kalihiwai and to the north by the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii Route 56 passes through the south side of the community, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to Hanalei and east 6 miles (10 km) to the Moloaa area which includes Moloaa Forest Reserve and overlooks Moloaa Bay.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kilauea CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 5.71%, are water.[2]


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.
20203,014
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References


  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kilauea CDP, Hawaii". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2019.[dead link]
  3. Pukui, Mary Kawena. Place Names of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-0524-0.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



На других языках


- [en] Kīlauea, Hawaii

[ru] Килауеа

Килауеа (гав. Kīlauea — букв. «извергающий» или «большой разброс»[2]) — статистически обособленная местность, расположенная в округе Кауаи, штат Гавайи, США. Названа в честь одноимённого вулкана[3].



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