Lanai City, Hawaii

Lanai City is a census-designated place (CDP) on the island of Lanai, in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 3,164 at the 2000 census. Because of the island of Lanai's small population, Lanai City function as the island's main commerce and business area. Many of the island's restaurants and shops can be found in the town square that surrounds Dole Park.

In April 2009, Lanai City was named one of the top most endangered historic sites in the U.S. It is home to an intact plantation town, something not found on any of the other Hawaiian Islands, dating back to the early 1920s. This historic district is threatened by commercial development, which would involve the demolition of a number of historic buildings11 sites make new list of 'endangered historic places', at CNN.com.

Lanai City is served by Lanai Airport (LNY).

Geography

Lanai City is located at (20.827574, -156.921912).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²), all of it land.

History

Lanai was once the home of the pineapple plantation of entrepreneur James Drummond Dole, which spanned over 20,000 acres and employed thousands of workers. Dole owned the entire island for a time, and in the 1920s built Lanai City to house and serve the community of workers"Lāna'i City." National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2009. Accessed 5 May 2009..

The corporation Castle & Cooke, which owns the Dole Food Company, still owns much of Lanai today, and intends to demolish much of what remains of the historic district, including homes, a laundromat, and a jailhouse all dating back to the 1920s, in order to build new commercial structures, including a supermarket described by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as "oversized" and "out-of-scale".

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,164 people, 1,148 households, and 796 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 885.5 people per square mile (342.2/km²). There were 1,343 housing units at an average density of 375.9/sq mi (145.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.24% White, 0.13% African American, 0.38% Native American, 58.09% Asian, 7.02% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 20.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.74% of the population.

There were 1,148 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,271, and the median income for a family was $49,209. Males had a median income of $29,800 versus $27,065 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,668. About 8.5% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

See also

Lanai High and Elementary School

References

External links

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Categories: NTHP 11 Most Endangered | NTHP 11 Most Endangered 2009 | Cities | Cities in USA | Cities in Hawaii, USA