Kauai County, Hawaii facts for kids

Kauai County
	Kauai County, Hawaii
	Map
	; Location in the state of Hawaii
	; Hawaii's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1905
Seat	Lihue
Largest City	Kapa‘a
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,266 sq mi (3,279 km²); 620 sq mi (1,606 km²); 646 sq mi (1,673 km²), 51.0%
PopulationEst.; - (2015); - Density	; 71,735; 108/sq mi (42/km²)
Time zone	Hawaii-Aleutian time zone: UTC-10
	Website: www.kauai.gov

Kauaʻi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. It consists of the islands of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Lehua, and Kaʻula. As of the 2010 Census the population was 67,091. The county seat is Līhuʻe.

The Kapa'a Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Kauai County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,266 square miles (3,280 km²), of which 620 square miles (1,600 km²) is land and 646 square miles (1,670 km²) (51.0%) is water. The Pacific Ocean surrounds the county.

Adjacent county

Honolulu County, Hawaii - southeast

National protected areas

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
Huleia National Wildlife Refuge
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	20,734	—
1910	23,952	15.5%
1920	29,438	22.9%
1930	35,942	22.1%
1940	35,818	−0.3%
1950	29,905	−16.5%
1960	28,176	−5.8%
1970	29,761	5.6%
1980	39,082	31.3%
1990	51,177	30.9%
2000	58,463	14.2%
2010	67,091	14.8%
Est. 2015	71,735	6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2015

As of the census of 2000, there were 58,463 people, 20,183 households, and 14,572 families residing in the county. The population density was 94 people per square mile (36/km²). There were 25,331 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 29.5% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 36.0% Asian, 9.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 23.8% from two or more races. 8.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 20,183 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.