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{{short description|Census-designated place in Hawaii, U.S.}}
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'''Honomū''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hawaii County, Hawaii]], United States. The population was 509 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/G001/1600000US1517450| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Honomu CDP, Hawaii| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 25, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> down from 541 at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].

==Geography==
Honomū is located on the northeast side of the island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]] at {{coord|19.871390|-155.117067|type:city|format=dms}}.<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 northwest {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Honokaa, Hawaii|Honokaa]] and south {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]]. [[Hawaii Route 220]] leads southwest from Route 19 through the center of Honomu {{convert|3.8|mi}} to its terminus at [[Akaka Falls State Park]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.07|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 5.83%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 452
|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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===2000 Census data===
As of the census<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> of 2000, there were 541 people, 193 households, and 143 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,172.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 213 housing units at an average density of {{convert|461.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 23.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.74% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 29.94% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.18% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 38.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.20% of the population.

There were 193 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,179, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $28,438 versus $19,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,190.  About 11.9% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 0.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Places of worship==
The [[Köyasan Shingon Mission of Hawaii]] is based in Honomu.<ref>{{cite news |first=Margaret |last=Shiba |title=Journey of the Honomu-based Shingon Bishop |date=May 1, 2017 |work=[[The Hawai‘i Herald]] |url=https://www.thehawaiiherald.com/2017/05/01/lead-story-journey-of-the-honomu-based-shingon-bishop/ |access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Hawaii}}
* [[List of places in Hawaii|List of places in Hawai{{okina}}i]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Hawaii County, Hawaii}}

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[[Category:Populated places on Hawaii (island)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Hawaii]]
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