Honolulu County Hawaii Government Geography Demographics

Originally governed by a Board of Supervisors, the City & County of Honolulu is administered under a mayor-council system of governance overseeing all municipal services: civil defense, emergency medical, fire, parks and recreation, police, sanitation, streets, water, among others. One of the largest municipal governments in the United States, the City & County of Honolulu has an annual operating budget of $1 Billion.

The government of the City & County of Honolulu is simplified and streamlined and coalesces at three major divisions of municipal power.

The City & County of Honolulu is one of only a handful of U.S. cities with an extensive neighborhood board system. With 35 neighborgood boards, the system is perhaps the largest of its kind. Members are elected to two year terms. The office of neighborhood board member is an advisory position for public policy and civil investment.

2 Geography

According to the U.S. 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 county has a total area of 5,509 km² (2,127 mi²This 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). 1,553 km² (600 mi²) of it is land and 3,955 km² (1,527 mi²) of it is water. The total census tract area is 71.80% water. However, the majority of this area is the Pacific OceanFor other meanings of pacific see pacific (disambiguation). The Pacific Ocean (from the Spanish Pacifico meaning peaceful is the world's largest body of water. It encompasses a third of the Earth's surface, having an area of 179. 7 million km² (69. 4 mill that surrounds the islands.

3 Demographics

As of the 2000 Census 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., there were 876,156 people, 286,450 households, and 205,671 families residing in the City & County of Honolulu. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex was 564/km² (1,461/mi²). There were 315,988 housing units at an average density of 203/km² (527/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 21.28% White, 2.35% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 46.04% Asian, 8.87% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 19.93% from two or more races. 6.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 286,450 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

4 Cities and towns on O'ahu

Alphabetical	Population Size
Ahuimanu 'Aiea 'Aina Haina Barbers Point Housing Ewa Beach Ewa Gentry Ewa Villages Hlawa Hale'iwa Hau'ula Hawaii Kai He'eia Hickam Air Force Base Honolulu Iroquois Point Ka'a'awa Kahalu'u Kahuku Kailua Kalaeloa Kne'ohe Kapolei Kawela Bay L'ie Maili Makaha Valley Makaha Makakilo Marine Corps Base Hawaii Maunawili Mililani Town Mokule'ia Nnkuli Pearl City Punalu'u Pupukea Schofield Barracks Village Park Wahiaw Waihole Waialua Waianae Waikne Waimalu Waimnalo Beach Waimnalo Waipahu Waipi'o Acres Waipi'o Wheeler Army Airfield Whitmore Village	Honolulu < 40,000 Kailua Kne'ohe Waipahu Pearl City Waimalu Mililani Town < 20,000 Wahiaw Ewa Beach Schofield Barracks Hlawa Makakilo Marine Corps Base Hawaii Waipi'o Nnkuli Waianae < 10,000 Village Park 'Aiea Ahuimanu Maili Hickam Air Force Base Waipi'o Acres < 5,000 He'eia Ewa Gentry Maunawili Ewa Villages L'ie Waimnalo Beach Pupukea Whitmore Village Waialua Waimnalo Hau'ula Kahalu'u Wheeler Army Airfield Iroquois Point Hale'iwa Kahuku All others are either < 2,000 in population, or recent census data included in a listed tract.

Alphabetical

Population Size

Honolulu

< 40,000

< 20,000

< 10,000

< 5,000

All others are either < 2,000
in population, or recent census
data included in a listed tract.

5 External link

City & County of Honolulu official site

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