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About the Geographic Areas

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There are 75 Hawaiian home lands in the state of Hawaii. Hawaiian home lands are unique to Hawaii and are lands held in trust for Native Hawaiians by the state, pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, as amended.

Metropolitan And Micropolitan Statistical Areas And Related Statistical Areas

Hawaii has one metropolitan statistical area and three micropolitan statistical areas.

Counties

Hawaii has five counties. Kalawao County, a former leper colony and now a national historic landmark, does not function as a governmental unit and is administered by the State Department of Health. Honolulu County and city are governmentally consolidated, but through agreement with the State of Hawaii, the Census Bureau does not recognize the city for statistical purposes.

County Subdivisions

There are 44 county subdivisions in Hawaii. They are all census county divisions (CCDs), which are delineated for statistical purposes, have no legal function, and are not governmental units.

CCDs were first established in Hawaii for the 1960 census. Prior to 1960, the minor civil divisions used in the census included election districts, voting precincts, and judicial districts.

Places

Hawaii has 151 places; all are census designated places (CDPs). Hawaii is the only state that has no incorporated places recognized by the Census Bureau. In agreement with the state, the legal consolidation of Honolulu County and city is not recognized for census purposes except for the Census of Governments.

Census Tracts/Block Groups/Blocks

Hawaii has 351 census tracts, 875 block groups, and 25,016 census blocks.

Congressional Districts

For the 111^th Congress (January 2009-January 2011), Hawaii had two congressional districts. For the 113^th Congress (January 2013-January 2015), Hawaii continues to have two congressional districts as a result of reapportionment based on the 2010 Census.

School Districts

Hawaii has one unified school district, covering the entire state and administered by the Hawaii Department of Education.

State Legislative Districts

There are 25 state senate districts and 51 state house districts in Hawaii. There is one state house district and one state senate district not defined which are comprised solely of water area.

Urban Areas

Hawaii has 23 urban areas; 3 urbanized areas and 20 urban clusters.

Zip Code Tabulation Areas

There are 94 ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) in Hawaii.

Other Information Of General Geographic Interest

The State of Hawaii is composed of seven main inhabited islands—Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Niihau--and several smaller uninhabited islands along with the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The northwestern Hawaiian Islands are part of the City and County of Honolulu, except for the Midway Islands, which are under the control of the Federal Government and are not part of the state.

Hawaii is the most isolated population center on Earth. It is 2,390 miles (3,850 km) from California, 3,850 miles (6,195 km) from Japan and 4,900 miles (7,885 km) from China.