Kualapuʻu, Hawaii

Kualapuu, Hawaii Kualapuʻu
Census-designated place
Location inMaui Countyand the state ofHawaii
Coordinates:21°9′50″N157°3′10″W
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
County	Maui
Area
• Total	29.43 sq mi (76.23 km2)
• Land	29.30 sq mi (75.88 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation	843 ft (257 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,110
• Density	72.02/sq mi (27.81/km2)
Time zone	UTC-10(Hawaii-Aleutian)
ZIP code	96757
Area code	808
FIPS code	15-39500
GNISfeature ID	0361457

Kualapuʻuis acensus-designated place(CDP) on the island ofMolokaiinMaui County,Hawaiʻi,United States. The population was 2,110 at the2020 census.Kualapuʻucan be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption ofPuʻuʻuala:"sweet potato hill". The present settlement is a formerpineapplecanneryvillage once associated withDel Monte Foods.

Geography

Kualapuʻu is located at21°9′50″N157°3′10″W.

According to theUnited States Census Bureau,the CDP has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76.4 km²), of which 29.3 square miles (76.0 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), or 0.46%, is water.

The village of Kualapuʻu, a coffee plantation owned and operated by "Coffees of Hawaii" that producesMolokai coffee,and the 1.4-billion-US-gallon (5,300,000 m³) reservoir at the foot of the cinder cone Kualapuʻu, for which the area is named

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,936		—
2010	2,027		4.7%
2020	2,110		4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of thecensusof 2000, there were 1,936 people, 564 households, and 465 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 63.5 inhabitants per square mile (24.5/km²). There were 592 housing units at an average density of 19.4 per square mile (7.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 7.7%White,0.5%Native American,16.7%Asian,43.5%Pacific Islander,0.4% fromother races,and 31.2% from two or more races.HispanicorLatinoof any race were 4.8% of the population.

There were 564 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% weremarried couplesliving together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.78.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,422, and the median income for a family was $37,895. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $21,595 for females. Theper capita incomefor the CDP was $15,373. About 11.2% of families and 15.1% of the population were below thepoverty line,including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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