Schofield Barracks, Hawai'i

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A US Army soldier practices with a M16A2 at Schofield Barracks

Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation (and census-designated place or CDP) located in the City and County of Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Schofield Barracks lies adjacent to the town of Wahiawā, separated from most of it by Lake Wilson (also known as Wahiawā Reservoir). Schofield Barracks is named after Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield. He was sent to Hawaiʻi in 1872 as Secretary of War for President of the United States Andrew Johnson and recommended the establishment of a naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Schofield Barracks occupies some 17,725-acres on Central Oʻahu. The base was established in 1908 to provide mobile defense of Pearl Harbor and the entire island. It has been the home of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry, known as the Tropic Lightning Division, since 1941. As of the 2000 Census, the base population was 14,428 military personnel and families.

Location of Schofield Barracks, Hawaiʻi

[edit] Geography

Schofield Barracks is located at 21°29′52″N, 158°3′48″W (21.497650, -158.063248)^GR1. The Main Gate used to be off Wilikina Drive; However, now only the Foote and Lyman gates located along Kunia Road are used for controlled access. Proceeding north on Wilikina Road (State Rte. 99) leads to intersections with Kaukonahua Road (State Rte. 801) to Wailua and Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 99) to Haleʻiwa. East on Wilikina leads to Interstate H-2 and Kamehameha Highway (State Rte.s 80 and 99) to Wahiawā and Mililani Town. Proceeding south on Kunia Road (State Route 750) past Schofield leads to the Kunia Gate on Wheeler, Kunia, and eventually Waipahu.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 14,428 people, 2,965 households, and 2,902 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,025.7/km² (5,251.5/mi²). There were 3,733 housing units at an average density of 524.1/km² (1,358.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 56.40% White, 21.86% African American, 1.10% Native American, 3.87% Asian, 1.65% Pacific Islander, 8.64% from other races, and 6.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.20% of the population. Due to the transient nature of American military installation, Schofield Barracks demographics is quite unlike that of Hawaii in general - it has the highest percentage of blacks and Hispanics, and one of the lowest percentages of either Asians or Pacific Islanders, of any CDP in the state.

There were 2,965 households out of which 78.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 91.5% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.1% were non-families. 2.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 3.58.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 29.8% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 1.4% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 152.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 183.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,788, and the median income for a family was $32,970. Males had a median income of $21,112 versus $18,737 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,316. About 6.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.