Kurtistown, Hawaii

Back to Kurtistown, HI housing info, Hawaii County, Hawaii, HI smaller cities, HI small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Kurtistown, HI Hawaii County Population in July 2007: 1,343. Males: 674   (50.2%) Females: 669   (49.8%) Median resident age:   40.5 years Hawaii median age:   36.2 years Zip codes: 96760. Estimated median household income in 2007: $68,328 (it was $46,012 in 2000) Kurtistown:   $68,328 Hawaii:   $63,746 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,447 Kurtistown:   $23,447 Hawaii:   $28,287 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $332,682 (it was $137,900 in 2000) Kurtistown:   $332,682 Hawaii:   $555,400 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 96760 Kurtistown, HI residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Kurtistown: Two or more races (32.8%) Japanese (22.0%) White Non-Hispanic (16.9%) Filipino (11.9%) Hispanic (8.7%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (6.7%) American Indian (6.5%) Other Asian (4.1%) Korean (1.4%) Chinese (1.3%) Other race (0.6%) Black (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Kurtistown: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Kurtistown, Hawaii on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Kurtistown is mentioned 40 times on our forum: Puna, Hawaii  (329 replies) GPS on the Big Island  (18 replies) Puna/hilo Friends: This Is For Those Who Live In/will Be Moving To This Area  (111 replies) The Puna District Subdivisons  (44 replies) Best City on Big Island to avoid Vog?  (15 replies) Hawiian honeymoon  (10 replies) Latest news from Kurtistown, HI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Portuguese (6.1%), German (4.9%), Irish (4.2%), Swedish (2.5%), English (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%). Current Local Time: HST (no DST) time zone Elevation: 620 feet Land area: 5.81 square miles. Population density: 231 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Kurtistown, Hawaii

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Kurtistown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Hawaii state average. It is 843% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/29/1975 at 14:47:40, a magnitude 7.2 (6.0 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 UK, 7.2 MS, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 9.9 miles away from Kurtistown center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths)
On 8/21/1951 at 10:57:00, a magnitude 6.9 (6.9 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/16/1983 at 16:13:00, a magnitude 6.7 (6.4 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.7 MW) earthquake occurred 22.6 miles away from the city center, causing $6,000,000 total damage
On 10/15/2006 at 17:07:49, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 24.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from Kurtistown center
On 4/26/1973 at 20:26:28, a magnitude 6.3 (6.0 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.3 UK, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 25.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1989 at 03:27:03, a magnitude 6.2 (5.8 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MD) earthquake occurred 13.1 miles away from Kurtistown center, destroying 5 buildings
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Kurtistown, HI

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Notable location: Iwasaki Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Kurtistown: Kurtistown Jodo Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Kurtistown Jodo Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Kurtistown Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Fuku -Bonsai (Kurtistown). Hotel: Bed & Breakfast Mountain View (PO Box 963).

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Hawaii:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	72.6%
Whole state:	71.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	8.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

This place:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kurtistown, HI

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6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Hawaii average:	6.39%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($716 average AGI)

Hawaii County:	0.17%
Hawaii average:	0.70%

from Honolulu County, HI	1.22% ($36,483 average AGI)
from Maui County, HI	0.32% ($36,386)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.25% ($51,293)

4.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,691 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.72%
Hawaii average:	5.89%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($769 average AGI)

Hawaii County:	0.13%
Hawaii average:	0.33%

to Honolulu County, HI	0.98% ($31,041 average AGI)
to Maui County, HI	0.22% ($37,416)
to Clark County, NV	0.18% ($31,330)

• Marin Fettman, 17-550 Volcano Road (Hi04180c), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 45.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00006906
  Registrant: T-Mobile West Corporation, 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

• NEW BASEYARD, 17-384 New Volcano Rd, Type: Bant, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WZX701
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.115 MHz, 155.865 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/05/2014
  Registrant: Hawaii County Civil Defense, 920 Ululani St., Hilo, HI 96720, Phone: (808) 961-8229, Fax: (808) 935-6460, Email:

• Aircraft: ARTHURS ROBERT E SONEX (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: VOLKSWAGEN CONVERSION (36 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 132EA , Serial Number: 00830, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 04/05/2008
  Registrant (Individual): Robert E Arthurs, Po Box 409, Kurtistown, HI 96760
  Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/17/1992
• Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 1722Q , Serial Number: 15073022, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 11/24/1971
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert S Ii Lee, Po Box 110, Kurtistown, HI 96760
• Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 50460 , Serial Number: 15069317, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 08/02/1968
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 110, Kurtistown, HI 96760
• Aircraft: HAYMORE HOWARD DREAM FANTASY (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 706DF , Serial Number: 102706, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 11/13/2008
  Registrant (Individual): Howard L Haymore, Po Box 437, Kurtistown, HI 96760
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
  N-Number: 7459G , Serial Number: 17259159, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 07/18/1984
  Registrant (Individual): Howard Haymore, Po Box 437, Kurtistown, HI 96760

• Fire: 7
• Hazardous Condition: 3
• Service Call: 3
• Good Intent Call: 1