Editing Pāpaʻikou, Hawaii

{{Short description|Census-designated place in Hawaii, U.S.}}
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'''Pāpa{{okina}}ikou''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawaii County]], [[Hawaii]], United States, and is a few miles north of the county seat, [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]]. The population of Pāpa{{okina}}ikou was 1,314 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/G001/1600000US1561550| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Papaikou CDP, Hawaii| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=June 2, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 1,414 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==Geography==
Pāpa{{okina}}ikou is located on the east side of the island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]] at {{coord|19|47|38|N|155|5|48|W|type:city}} (19.794022, -155.096531).<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> [[Hawaii Route 19]] passes through the community, leading south {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Hilo and northwest {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Honokaa, Hawaii|Honokaa]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Papaikou CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.7|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 23.03%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The CDP borders the Pacific Ocean from Hokeo Point in the north to Kekiwi Point in the south.

==Climate==
Pāpa{{okina}}ikou has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
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|collapsed =
|location = Papaikou
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 77.0
|Feb high F = 76.7
|Mar high F = 77.2
|Apr high F = 77.4
|May high F = 78.8
|Jun high F = 80.4
|Jul high F = 81.0
|Aug high F = 81.4
|Sep high F = 81.8
|Oct high F = 81.0
|Nov high F = 79.4
|Dec high F = 77.7
|year high F=
 
|Jan mean F = 70.0
|Feb mean F = 69.8
|Mar mean F = 70.5
|Apr mean F = 70.9
|May mean F = 72.3
|Jun mean F = 73.8
|Jul mean F = 74.6
|Aug mean F = 75.1
|Sep mean F = 75.0
|Oct mean F = 74.4
|Nov mean F = 73.1
|Dec mean F = 71.3
|year mean F =
 
|Jan low F = 63.1
|Feb low F = 62.9
|Mar low F = 63.9
|Apr low F = 64.5
|May low F = 65.8
|Jun low F = 67.3
|Jul low F = 68.2
|Aug low F = 68.8
|Sep low F = 68.3
|Oct low F = 67.9
|Nov low F = 66.8
|Dec low F = 64.9
|year low F=
 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 11.21
|Feb precipitation inch = 11.20
|Mar precipitation inch = 16.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 13.88
|May precipitation inch = 10.00
|Jun precipitation inch = 9.33
|Jul precipitation inch = 12.14
|Aug precipitation inch = 11.54
|Sep precipitation inch = 11.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 11.35
|Nov precipitation inch = 16.79
|Dec precipitation inch = 11.29
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|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://rainfall.geography.hawaii.edu/interactivemap.html|title = Rainfall Atlas of Hawaii &#124; Interactive Map}}</ref>
|source 2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/hawaii/papaikou |title=Climate in Papaikou, Hawaii |publisher=Bestplaces.net |date= |accessdate=2022-09-07}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1166
|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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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,414 people, 475 households, and 363 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|964.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 502 housing units at an average density of {{convert|342.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 15.28% White, 0.50% African American, 0.07% Native American, 45.83% Asian, 9.41% Pacific Islander, 1.41% from other races, and 27.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.86%.<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>
[[File:OnomeaBay.jpg|left|thumb|View of Onomea Bay from the scenic route through Papaikou and [[Pepeekeo, Hawaii|Pepeekeo]], June 2011]]

Of the 475 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.4% of households were one person and 10.7% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35.

The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% 65 or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median household income was $37,031 and the median family income  was $40,446. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $24,205 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,782.  About 12.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Points of interest==
* [[Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Hawaii}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Hawaii]]

==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Papaikou, Hawaii}}

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