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Hilo's location on the eastern side of the island of Hawai‘i ( windward relative to the trade winds) makes it one of the wettest cities in the world. An average of 129.19 inches of rain falls on Hilo annually.
Its location on the shore of funnel-shaped Hilo Bay also makes it vulnerable to tsunamis. On April 1, 1946 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands created a 14-meter high tsunami that hit Hilo hours later killing 159 people. As a result, an early warning system was established to track these killer waves and provide warning. On May 23, 1960, another tsunami, caused by an 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile the previous day, claimed 61 lives allegedly due to people's failure to heed warning sirens. Low-lying bayfront areas of the city, previously populated, were rededicated as parks and memorials.
The Merrie Monarch FestivalThe Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long hula festival that takes place annually in Hilo, Hawaii. It honors King David Kalakaua, who was nicknamed the "Merry Monarch" for his patronage of the arts. He is credited with restoring many Hawaiian cultural tr, a week-long celebration of ancient and modern hulaThis article is in reference to a dance of Hawaii. For other uses of the word hula, see the disambiguation page . Hula is a form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The chant mel, takes place here each year in the week following Easter.
Hilo is located at 19°42'20" North, 155°5'9" West (19.705520, -155.085918) 1The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page..
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the CDP has a total area of 151.4 km˛ (58.4 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 140.6 km˛ (54.3 mi˛) of it is land and 10.7 km˛ (4.2 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 7.10% water. Hilo is the southernmost city in the United States.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 40,759 people, 14,577 households, and 10,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 289.9/km˛ (750.8/mi˛). There are 16,026 housing units at an average density of 114.0/km˛ (295.2/mi˛). The racial makeup of the CDP is 17.12% White, 0.45% African American, 0.34% Native American, 38.30% Asian, 13.12% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 29.74% from two or more races. 8.78% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 14,577 households out of which 30.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% are married couples living together, 15.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% are non-families. 24.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.19.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $39,139, and the median income for a family is $48,150. Males have a median income of $36,049 versus $27,626 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $18,220. 17.1% of the population and 11.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.