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Volcano, Hawaii
Volcano Village
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The Kilauea Lodge in Volcano, Hawaii was built in 1938 as a YMCA camp.
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Location in Hawaii County and the state of Hawaii
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 Volcano, Hawaii
Location in Hawaii
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| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Hawaii |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.6 sq mi (151.7 km2) |
| • Land | 58.6 sq mi (151.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,750 ft (1,143 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2,575 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
| ZIP code |
96785
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| Area code(s) | 808 |
| FIPS code | 15-72350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0364402 |
Volcano or Volcano Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna with a small portion of the CDP in the District of Kaʻū. The population was 2,575 at the 2010 census, up from 2,231 at the 2000 census.
Geography and climate
Volcano is located on the east side of the island of Hawaiʻi, on the border of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and near the northeast rim of Kīlauea's summit caldera.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 58.6 square miles (151.7 km2), all of it land. Hawaii Route 11 passes through the southern part of the community, leading northeast 27 miles (43 km) to Hilo and southwest 37 miles (60 km) to Nāʻālehu.
Its altitude ranges from below 2,800 feet (850 m) in the southeast to over 6,200 feet (1,900 m) at its uninhabited northern end. Due to this, Volcano features a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb), with relatively uniform temperatures and abundant rainfall throughout the year, although rainfall is concentrated during the months of November through April.
| Climate data for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Headquarters, Hawaii, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–2015 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
82 (28) |
80 (27) |
81 (27) |
81 (27) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
84 (29) |
85 (29) |
81 (27) |
80 (27) |
81 (27) |
87 (31) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 74.4 (23.6) |
74.7 (23.7) |
74.4 (23.6) |
74.1 (23.4) |
75.8 (24.3) |
76.2 (24.6) |
78.0 (25.6) |
78.8 (26.0) |
77.8 (25.4) |
77.7 (25.4) |
76.1 (24.5) |
75.0 (23.9) |
80.5 (26.9) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 68.3 (20.2) |
68.2 (20.1) |
67.5 (19.7) |
68.3 (20.2) |
70.5 (21.4) |
71.3 (21.8) |
72.7 (22.6) |
73.7 (23.2) |
73.2 (22.9) |
72.4 (22.4) |
70.3 (21.3) |
68.2 (20.1) |
70.4 (21.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 58.8 (14.9) |
58.7 (14.8) |
59.1 (15.1) |
60.1 (15.6) |
61.8 (16.6) |
62.8 (17.1) |
64.1 (17.8) |
64.8 (18.2) |
64.3 (17.9) |
63.7 (17.6) |
62.1 (16.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
61.7 (16.5) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 49.4 (9.7) |
49.3 (9.6) |
50.7 (10.4) |
51.9 (11.1) |
53.0 (11.7) |
54.3 (12.4) |
55.6 (13.1) |
56.0 (13.3) |
55.4 (13.0) |
55.1 (12.8) |
54.0 (12.2) |
51.7 (10.9) |
53.0 (11.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 42.6 (5.9) |
42.2 (5.7) |
44.3 (6.8) |
45.9 (7.7) |
47.6 (8.7) |
49.5 (9.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
50.7 (10.4) |
50.0 (10.0) |
49.5 (9.7) |
47.7 (8.7) |
44.2 (6.8) |
40.6 (4.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 34 (1) |
35 (2) |
38 (3) |
40 (4) |
42 (6) |
42 (6) |
45 (7) |
41 (5) |
45 (7) |
45 (7) |
41 (5) |
35 (2) |
34 (1) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 8.77 (223) |
8.15 (207) |
10.27 (261) |
9.16 (233) |
6.46 (164) |
5.10 (130) |
6.29 (160) |
5.91 (150) |
5.98 (152) |
8.19 (208) |
10.59 (269) |
11.37 (289) |
96.24 (2,444) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 21.9 | 20.4 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 295.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: WRCC (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,575 people in 1,228 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 45.4 inhabitants per square mile (17.5/km2). There were 1,740 housing units at an average density of 30.7 per square mile (11.9/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 51.53% White, 0.74% African American, 0.39% American Indian & Alaska Native, 11.57% Asian, 9.79% Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 25.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.82% of the population.
There were 1,228 households, out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.10.
In the Volcano CDP the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 8.8% from 25 to 34, 16.4% from 35 to 49, 34.6% from 50 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 males there were 100.7 females.
Notable residents
- Garrett Hongo (b. 1951), poet, current professor of creative writing at the University of Oregon
- Jason Scott Lee (b. 1966), actor, martial artist, founder of the Ulua Theatre in Volcano
- Dietrich Varez (1939–2018; born in Berlin, Germany), printmaker-painter.
See also
In Spanish: Volcano (Hawái) para niños
