Iroquois prosperous settlements in the 19th century, supporting themselves via farming and the sale of sleds, snowshoes, boats, and baskets. In 1884, about 100 Canadian Iroquois were hired by the British government to serve as river pilots and boatmen for the relief expedition for the besieged General Charles Gordon in Khartoum in the Sudan, taking the force commanded by Field Marshal Wolsely up the Nile from Cairo to Khartoum. On their way back to Canada, the Canadian Iroquois river pilots and boatmen stopped in London, where they were personally thanked by Queen Victoria for their services to Queen and Country. In
Iroquois Point, Hawaii median income for a household in the CDP is $44,200, and the median income for a family is $44,200. Males have a median income of $33,590 versus $26,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $13,257. 1.8% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.7% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The name of Iroquois Point was derived from the name USS "Iroquois" which was held by two U.S. Navy ships. Both ships