Kurtistown is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States, in the District of Puna. The population was 1,298 at the 2010 census, up from 1,157 at the 2000 census.Kurtistown is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii at 19°35′26″N 155°4′13″W / 19.59056°N 155.07028°W / 19.59056; -155.07028. It is bordered to the northeast by Keaau, to the southeast by Orchidlands Estates, to the south by Hawaiian Acres, and to the west by Mountain View. Hawaii Route 11 passes through the community, leading north 10 miles to Hilo and southwest 20 miles to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kurtistown CDP has a total area of 5.9 square miles, all of it land.As of the census of 2010, there were 1,298 people in 476 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 223.8 people per square mile. There were 532 housing units at an average density of 91.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 19.49% White, 0.