Kilauea

[kee-lou-ey-ah, -ey-uh, kil-oh-]

Kilauea, crater, 3,646 ft (1,111 m) deep, central Hawaii island, Hawaii, on the southeastern slope of Mauna Loa in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. One of the largest active craters in the world, Kilauea has a circumference of c.8 mi (13 km) and is surrounded by a wall of volcanic rock 200 to 500 ft (61-152 m) high. In its floor is Halemaumau, a fiery pit. The usual level of the lake of molten lava is c.740 ft (230 m) below the pit's rim.

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Kilauea

Crater, eastern side of Mauna Loa, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, U.S. The world's largest active volcanic crater, it is about 3 mi (5 km) long, 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, and 500 ft (150 m) deep, lying at an altitude of 4,090 ft (1,250 m). In its floor is the vent known as Halemaumau Pit, legendary home of the fire goddess Pele. Its frequent eruptions are usually contained within the vent as a boiling lake of lava, but occasionally the lava escapes; since 1983 a series of eruptions produced lava that reached the sea 30 mi (48 km) away.

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Kilauea, Hawaii

For information on the volcano, see Kīlauea.

Kīlauea (literally, "much spreading" in Hawaiian) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 2,092 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Kīlauea is located at (22.211103, -159.409609).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.66% is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,092 people, 692 households, and 519 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,395.0 people per square mile (538.5/km²). There were 743 housing units at an average density of 495.5/sq mi (191.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 47.80% White, 0.67% African American, 0.57% Native American, 26.58% Asian, 6.21% Pacific Islander, 1.05% from other races, and 17.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.12% of the population.

There were 692 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,313, and the median income for a family was $48,824. Males had a median income of $30,089 versus $24,107 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,184. About 10.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.