Keaau, Hawaii Keaʻau |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii |
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Coordinates: 19°37′16″N 155°2′30″W / 19.62111°N 155.04167°WCoordinates: 19°37′16″N 155°2′30″W / 19.62111°N 155.04167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
County | Hawaii |
Area | |
• Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
• Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,253 |
• Density | 901.2/sq mi (352.0/km2) |
Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
ZIP code | 96749 |
Area code(s) | 808 |
FIPS code | 15-32900 |
GNIS feature ID | 0360892 |
Keaau (also written as Keaʻau) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna. The population was 2,010 at the 2000 census. The population increased by 12.1% to 2,253 at the 2010 census.
Keaau is located at 19°37′16″N 155°2′30″W / 19.62111°N 155.04167°W (19.621072, -155.041706). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all of it land.
The Board on Geographic Names officially designated the populated place as Keaʻau in 2003.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,253 people in 701 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 901.2 people per square mile (352.0/km²). There were 757 housing units at an average density of 302.8 per square mile (118.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 12.38% White, 0.22% African American, 0.18% American Indian & Alaska Native, 52.02% Asian, 7.50% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 27.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.74% of the population.