Schofield Barracks
| Schofield Barracks, Hawaii | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Honolulu County and the state of Hawaii |
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| Coordinates: 21°29′52″N 158°3′48″W / 21.49778°N 158.06333°WCoordinates: 21°29′52″N 158°3′48″W / 21.49778°N 158.06333°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Hawaii
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| Area | |
| • Total | 27.7 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Land | 27.7 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 900 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,370 |
| • Density | 6,000/sq mi (2,300/km2) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| ZIP code | 96857 |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-69050 |
| Schofield Barracks | |
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| Oahu, Hawaii | |
A U.S. Army soldier fires an M16A2 rifle at Schofield Barracks in December 2003.
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| Type | Army post |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1908 |
| In use | 1909–Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 25th Infantry Division |
Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation and census-designated place (CDP) located in the City and County of Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the American island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Schofield Barracks lies adjacent to the town of Wahiawā, separated from most of it by Lake Wilson (also known as Wahiawā Reservoir). Schofield Barracks is named after Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield, Commanding General United States Army August 1888 to September 1895. He had been sent to Hawaiʻi in 1872 and had recommended the establishment of a naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Schofield Barracks has an area of 17,725 acres (72 km2) on Central Oʻahu. The post was established in 1908 to provide mobile defense of Pearl Harbor and the entire island. It has been the home of the 25th Infantry Division, known as the Tropic Lightning Division, since 1941 as well as the Command Headquarters for United States Army Hawaii (USARHAW). The population was 16,370 at the 2010 census.
Schofield Barracks is located at 21°29′52″N 158°3′48″W / 21.49778°N 158.06333°W (21.497650, -158.063248). The Main Gate used to be off Wilikina Drive; however, now only the Foote and Lyman gates located along Kunia Road are used for controlled access. Proceeding north on Wilikina Road (State Rte. 99) leads to intersections with Kaukonahua Road (State Rte. 801) to Waialua and Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 99) to Haleʻiwa. East on Wilikina leads to Interstate H-2 and Kamehameha Highway (State Rte.s 80 and 99) to Wahiawā and Mililani Town. Proceeding south on Kunia Road (State Route 750) past Schofield leads to the Kunia Gate on Wheeler, Kunia, and eventually Waipahu.
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