Eleele, Hawaii | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii |
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Coordinates: 21°54′38″N 159°35′4″W / 21.91056°N 159.58444°WCoordinates: 21°54′38″N 159°35′4″W / 21.91056°N 159.58444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
County | Kauai |
Area | |
• Total | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,390 |
• Density | 2,463.5/sq mi (951.2/km2) |
Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
ZIP code | 96705 |
Area code(s) | 808 |
FIPS code | 15-07000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0358794 |
ʻEleʻele (literally, "black" or "black water" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Kauaʻi in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, with the ZIP code of 96705. The population was 2,390 at the 2010 census.
ʻEleʻele is located at 21°54′38″N 159°35′4″W / 21.91056°N 159.58444°W (21.910489, -159.584330).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (18.63%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,040 people, 626 households, and 500 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,463.5 people per square mile (949.0/km²). There were 652 housing units at an average density of 787.4 per square mile (303.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 9.5% White, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 61.8% Asian, 5.3% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 22.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.2% of the population.