Editing Fern Acres, Hawaii

{{short description|Census-designated place in Hawaii, United States}}
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'''Fern Acres''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i County, Hawai{{okina}}i]], United States, located in the [[Puna, Hawaii|District of Puna]]. The population was 1,504 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1507542| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fern Acres CDP, Hawaii| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 22, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 756 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==Geography==
Fern Acres is located on the eastern side of the island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]] at {{coord|19|30|43|N|155|5|24|W|type:city|display=inline}} (19.511846, -155.089878).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east by [[Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii|Hawaiian Acres]], to the north by [[Mountain View, Hawaii|Mountain View]], and to the west by [[Eden Roc, Hawaii|Eden Roc]]. To the south is the [[Wao Kele o Puna|Puna Forest Reserve]]. The community is {{convert|17|mi}} south of [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]] and {{convert|16|mi}} east of the entrance to [[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|17.6|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
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|2020= 1965
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,504 people in 594 households residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|238.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 704 housing units at an average density of {{convert|111.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 39.30% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.60% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|American Indian & Alaska Native]], 6.58% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 11.70% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander]], 0.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 40.69% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.76% of the population.

There were 594 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.53.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 12.0% from 25 to 34, 21.5% from 35 to 49, 25.3% from 50 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males.  For every 100 males there were 94.6 females.

The median income for a household in the CDP at the 2000 census was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $32,981. Males had a median income at the 2000 census of $20,417 versus $23,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP at the 2000 census was $11,876.  About 10.9% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]] at the 2000 census, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fernacres.org/ Fern Acres Community Association]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hawaii County, Hawaii]]
[[Category:Populated places on Hawaii (island)]]