Naalehu, Hawaii

Coordinates: 19°3′40″N 155°35′00″W / 19.06111°N 155.58333°W / 19.06111; -155.58333
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Naalehu, Hawaii
Nāʻālehu
FIPS code
15-53600
GNIS feature ID0362519

Nāʻālehu (

2000 census
.

Geography

Nāʻālehu is located near the southern tip of the island of Hawaiʻi at 19°3′57″N 155°35′15″W / 19.06583°N 155.58750°W / 19.06583; -155.58750 (19.065925, -155.587528)[4] in the Kaʻū District. It is bordered to the west by Waiohinu, and Discovery Harbour is to the southwest. (The two communities are census-designated places but do not have post offices.)

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Nāʻālehu CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), all of it land.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19401,038—
19501,004−3.3%
1960952−5.2%
19701,0146.5%
19801,16815.2%
19901,027−12.1%
2000919−10.5%
2010866−5.8%
2020811−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 5.44% of the population.

There were 290 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.77.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,750, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $23,625 versus $20,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,755. 20.4% of the population and 16.8% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.0% of those under the age of 18 and 6.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Points of interest

Nāʻālehu is home to one of several ground communication stations operated by Bigelow Aerospace[7] that is used to communicate with its space modules in orbit. The southernmost church in the United States is Lighthouse Baptist Church.[citation needed]

Notable residents

Climate

Climate data for Naalehu 14, HI, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1905-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 89
(32) 		92
(33) 		93
(34) 		89
(32) 		93
(34) 		92
(33) 		96
(36) 		96
(36) 		92
(33) 		90
(32) 		90
(32) 		91
(33) 		96
(36)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 77.6
(25.3) 		78.1
(25.6) 		78.0
(25.6) 		78.1
(25.6) 		79.1
(26.2) 		80.0
(26.7) 		80.7
(27.1) 		81.5
(27.5) 		82.1
(27.8) 		81.2
(27.3) 		79.6
(26.4) 		77.9
(25.5) 		79.5
(26.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 62.6
(17.0) 		62.2
(16.8) 		63.2
(17.3) 		64.2
(17.9) 		65.3
(18.5) 		66.8
(19.3) 		67.3
(19.6) 		68.1
(20.1) 		67.9
(19.9) 		67.4
(19.7) 		66.2
(19.0) 		64.5
(18.1) 		65.5
(18.6)
Record low °F (°C) 50
(10) 		52
(11) 		50
(10) 		50
(10) 		50
(10) 		54
(12) 		53
(12) 		60
(16) 		56
(13) 		59
(15) 		55
(13) 		54
(12) 		50
(10)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.37
(136) 		4.09
(104) 		4.11
(104) 		3.19
(81) 		2.38
(60) 		1.87
(47) 		3.57
(91) 		3.28
(83) 		4.04
(103) 		4.67
(119) 		6.53
(166) 		5.64
(143) 		48.74
(1,237)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in) 9.8 7.9 8.5 11.3 12.2 8.4 10.1 10.4 11.9 12.9 10.9 10.8 125.1
Source: [1]

Gallery

  • South Point Wind Farm
    South Point Wind Farm

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ISBN 0-8248-0524-0
    .
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Naalehu CDP, Hawaii". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 1, 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ "Bigelow Aerospace: Commercial Spacecraft and Complexes - Space Business". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
  8. ISBN 978-0-664-22454-7
    .

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