Iroquois Point, Hawaii

Coordinates: 21°19′46″N 157°58′51″W / 21.32944°N 157.98083°W / 21.32944; -157.98083
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Iroquois Point
FIPS code
15-19100
Puʻuloa Lagoon in the center of Iroquois Point Housing

Iroquois Point is a

2020 census
. "Iroquois Point" refers to the geographic land area that is occupied by the Kapilina Beach Homes (known as "Waterfront at Pu'uloa" until 2015 and "Iroquois Point Island Club" prior to 2008), a firing range, a Navy Exchange shoppette and gas station, and Iroquois Point Elementary School. Once primarily used as a military housing community, it is now privately operated.

Geography

Iroquois Point is located at 21°19'46" north, 157°58'51" west (21.329350, -157.980963).

ʻEwa
to West Loch Drive, and West Loch Drive south connecting to the end of North Road just beyond Iroquois Drive.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), of which 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) is water. The total area is 15.62% water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20204,549—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

Latino
of any race.

There were 675 households, out of which 83.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 95.0% were married couples living together, 1.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.2% were non-families. 1.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.65 and the average family size was 3.68.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 44.5% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 48.1% from 25 to 44, 2.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,200, and the median income for a family was $44,200. Males had a median income of $33,590 versus $26,458 for females. The

poverty line
. Out of the total population, 1.7% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

History

The name of Iroquois Point was derived from the name USS Iroquois which was held by two

steam tug commissioned in 1898, was assigned to Commander F. Merry as part of his operations at Naval Station Honolulu.[6]

During WWII the Seabees built a Seabee encampment of four 1000 man Construction Battalion areas at Iroquois Point with a chapel.[7] They also built an Advance Base Reshipment Depot (ABRD) and an Advance Base Construction Depot (ABCD).[7] Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 523 was stationed at the ABRD.[8]

Iroquois Point also had an annex to the Bishop point Section Station and Net Depot[9] across the harbor channel. The annex had a barracks, officer's quarters and 600' of pier.

Starting in the summer of 2003 this U.S. Navy property was leased to Hunt Building Co. and Fluor Federal Services LLC—a joint venture now operating as Ford Island Properties—in exchange for in-kind construction and infrastructure repairs on Ford Island. This unprecedented arrangement was made possible through special legislation passed by Congress in 1999. The Navy gave the developers a 65-year lease of Iroquois Point/Puʻuloa, a 34-acre (14 ha) parcel on Ford Island, and the 6.6-acre (2.7 ha) Hālawa Landing—all underutilized Navy properties. The developers also were allowed to purchase 695 acres (2.81 km2) of housing at Kalaeloa after three years and given outright ownership of the 515-acre (2.08 km2) former Waikele Naval Magazine (Gordon, 2005).

Built in the 1960s, the homes on the north side of Puʻuloa Lagoon were empty when renovations began in August 2003, with more than 100 tradesmen working on a daily basis, moving block by block through the housing development. Something less than half of the 1,463 homes were upgraded with an initial investment of about $20 million. Beyond that, several million dollars is to be invested for amenities, such as a community center (Gordon, 2005). Iroquois Point housing lies directly under the

Honolulu International Airport
. Neighborhood residents are often witness to large commercial and military jets that land at the airport flying low over the area.

Education

Hawaii Department of Education operates public schools. Iroquois Point Elementary School is in the area though it is outside the CDP and has an Ewa Beach postal address.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Iroquois Point HI ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ Hommon, Becky (August 2005). "Hawaii Navy News: Life & Leisure" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b 136th Seabee cruisebook, 135th CB, Yokouska, Japan, Oct 1945, Seabee Museum Archives, Port Hueneme, CA[1]
  8. ^ CBMU 523 History file, Seabee Museum Archives, Port Hueneme, CA
  9. ^ Bishop Point and Iroquois Point, Building the Navy's Bases in WWII, History of BuDocks and the Civil Engineer Corps, Vol 1, GPO Washington DC, 1947, p.128
  10. ^ "Home". Iroquois Point Elementary School. Retrieved 2020-10-09. 5553 Cormorant Avenue, Ewa Beach, HI 96706
  11. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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