Lawai, Hawaii | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii |
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Coordinates: 21°55′31″N 159°30′27″W / 21.92528°N 159.50750°WCoordinates: 21°55′31″N 159°30′27″W / 21.92528°N 159.50750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
County | Kauai |
Area | |
• Total | 3.9 sq mi (10.1 km2) |
• Land | 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,363 |
• Density | 521.7/sq mi (201.4/km2) |
Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
ZIP code | 96765 |
Area code(s) | 808 |
FIPS code | 15-44450 |
GNIS feature ID | 0361798 |
Lāwaʻi is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. The population was 2,363 at the 2010 census.
Lāwaʻi is located at 21°55′31″N 159°30′27″W / 21.92528°N 159.50750°W (21.925343, -159.507385).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.56%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,984 people, 711 households, and 531 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 521.7 people per square mile (201.6/km²). There were 747 housing units at an average density of 196.4 per square mile (75.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 35.4% White, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 30.8% Asian, 5.5% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 26.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.8% of the population.