Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii

Waimea, Hawaii
Waimea, Hawaii
Census-designated place
	View overlooking the town and Waimea Bay
	Location in Kauai County and the state of Hawaii
	Coordinates: 21°57′18″N 159°40′4″W / 21.95500°N 159.66778°W
Country	United States
State	Hawaii
Counties	Kauai
Area
• Total	2.18 sq mi (5.64 km2)
• Land	1.85 sq mi (4.80 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
Elevation	9 ft (3 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,057
• Density	1,110.69/sq mi (428.88/km2)
ZIP Code	96796
Area code	808
FIPS code	15-78800
GNIS feature ID	364794

Waimea (literally, "red water" in Hawaiian^[2]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,057 at the 2020 census.^[3] The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778 (giving rise to Kauai's cheeky slogan: "Hawaii's Original Visitor Destination").

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Waimea ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waimea CDP (Kauai County), Hawaii". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 6, 2019.^{[dead link]}

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[2] Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Waimea ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

[Census_2010-3] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waimea CDP (Kauai County), Hawaii". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 6, 2019.^{[dead link]}

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