NationMaster - Encyclopedia: North Las Vegas, Nevada

North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 115,488, with a United States Census Bureau estimate of 176,635 as of 2005, and a Clark County estimate of 202,520 as of July 1, 2006 [1]. Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

History

Sky Haven Airport (later, North Las Vegas Airport) is established on December 1, 1941. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

Incorporated as a city on May 16, 1946. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Geography

North Las Vegas is located at 36°13′43″N, 115°8′48″W (36.228511, -115.146593)^GR1. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias NV county maps by Bumm13. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 203.3 km² (78.5 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 115,488 people, 34,018 households, and 27,112 families residing in the city. The population density was 568.0/km² (1,471.0/mi²). There were 36,600 housing units at an average density of 180.0/km² (466.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.93% White, 19.02% African American, 0.82% Native American, 3.24% Asian, 0.53% Pacific Islander, 15.78% from other races, and 4.68% from two or more races. 37.61% was Hispanic or Latino, of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 34,018 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.67. â€œMatrimonyâ€ redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,057, and the median income for a family was $46,540. Males had a median income of $32,205 versus $25,836 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,023. About 11.8% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Transportation

North Las Vegas is probably best known, besides being part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, for being near, but not the home of, of Nellis Air Force Base. For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Map showing the locations of Nellis AFB and the NTTR Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. ...

The city also has a municipal / commercial airport facility, North Las Vegas Airport. Scenic Airlines, a regional airline and sightseeing airline, maintains its hub here. North Las Vegas Airport (IATA: VGT, ICAO: KVGT) is an airport located in North Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The airport has 3 runways and is know locally as Northtown. ... Early Scenic Airways timetable, note the Fly over the colorful West inscription Scenic Airlines is an American airline which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Regional airlines are a type of airline service that is intended to feed a larger airline or larger aircraft. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

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Counties	Churchill \| Clark \| Douglas \| Elko \| Esmeralda \| Eureka \| Humboldt \| Lander \| Lincoln \| Lyon \| Mineral \| Nye \| Pershing \| Storey \| Washoe \| White Pine Nevada has 16 counties and one independent city. ... Churchill County is a county located in the southwestern U.S. state of Nevada. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Elko County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Location in the state of Nevada Formed 1861 Seat Goldfield Area - Total - Water 9,295 kmÂ² (3,589 miÂ²) 1 kmÂ² (0 miÂ²) 0. ... Eureka County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Humboldt County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lander County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lyon County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Mineral County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Nye County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Pershing County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Washoe County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... White Pine County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...
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Alamo Amargosa Valley Ash Springs Austin Baker Battle Mountain Beatty Beowawe Blue Diamond Boulder City Bunkerville Cal-Nev-Ari Caliente Carlin Carson City Cold Springs Crescent Valley Crystal Crystal Bay Dayton... Alamo is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada. ... Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is a town located in Nye County, Nevada in the Amargosa Desert. ... A man overlooks the tiny town of Ash Springs. ... Stokes Castle Austin is a small, unincorporated community located in Lander County, Nevada. ... Baker, Nevada is a small community in Eastern Nevada. ... Battle Mountain, Nevada. ... Beatty, Nevada Beatty is a census-designated place and town located on the Amargosa River in Nye County, Nevada. ... Beowawe, Nevada is an unincorporated area and ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada in the United States. ... Burning Man is an eight-day-long festival organized by Black Rock City, LLC, under the guidance of founder Larry Harvey. ... Blue Diamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Bunkerville is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Cal-Nev-Ari is a census-designated place and town located in Clark County, Nevada, near the states southernmost point. ... Caliente is a city located in Lincoln County, Nevada. ... Carlin, Nevada. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... Cold Springs is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Crystal is a hamlet in Nye County, Nevada about 80 miles from Las Vegas. ... Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. ... Crystal Springs is a ghost town located in Lincoln County, Nevada. ... Dayton is a census-designated place located in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Delamar Mine Area (Trailings Visible on Left Side) Delamar Ghost Town, nicknamed The Widowmaker, is a small abandoned city in a very remote central eastern corner of Nevada, USA. It was once a thriving gold operation, but was ruined by its own dry-mining process which killed its residents and... Denio is a small town in Humboldt County, Nevada. ... Duckwater, Nevada is located in central Nevada at approximately 38°54 North, 115°41 West, about the same latitude as the top of the slant and almost exactly parallel with Sacramento, CA. It is in Nye County, on the eastern edge of the Duckwater Indian Reservation. ... A extremly small town in Esmeralda County,Nevada its population is 110. ... Ely is a city located in White Pine County, Nevada. ... Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. ... Gerlach-Empire is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Enterprise is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Eureka is a city located in Eureka County, Nevada, in the United States. ... Corn Field in Fallon, NV August 2004. ... Fernley is a census-designated place located in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Gabbs is a city located in Nye County, Nevada. ... Gardnerville is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada, U.S.. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,357. ... Gerlach-Empire is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Glenbrook, as the oldest settlement on Lake Tahoe, played a significant part of Nevadas statehood as the main supplier of timber to the Comstock and Virginia City. ... Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Location of Goldfield in Nevada. ... Goodsprings is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Hawthorne is a census-designated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. ... Henderson is the fastest-growing large city (over 150,000 pop. ... Hiko, Nevada is a small community (some say a semi-ghost town) on Nevada State Route 318 in Lincoln County. ... Imlay is a small town in Pershing County, Nevada. ... Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Indian Hills is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Indian Springs is a town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Jackpot, Nevada is a small, unincorporated town in Elko County. ... Jarbidge is a small town in Elko County, Nevada, located on the edge of the Jarbidge Wilderness, several miles south of the Idaho/Nevada border. ... Jean is a small community that is located on I-15 about 5 miles from the Nevada-California state line. ... A small town inside Elko County, Nevada. ... Johnson Lane is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Kingsbury is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Lamoille is a rural hamlet in Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. ... Laughlin at night, with the Colorado River in foreground Laughlin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Logandale is an unincorporated town located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Lovelock, Nevada. ... Lund is a small town in White Pine County, Nevada founded by Anthony C. Lund. ... McDermitt is an unincorporated town straddling the Nevada-Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada and Malheur County, Oregon. ... McGill is a census-designated place located in White Pine County, Nevada. ... Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and 77 miles northeast of Las Vegas. ... Minden is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Moapa Town is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... From Moapa Valley, looking east towards the Mormon Mesa Moapa Valley is a valley and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Montello is a small town in Elko County, Nevada. ... Moundhouse, Nevada is a small town in northern Nevada on U.S. Route 50 that is between Nevadas capital, Carson City, and Dayton, Nevada. ... A view of Mt. ... Nixon is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Orovada is a small town in Humboldt County, Nevada. ... Overton is an unincorporated town located in Clark County, Nevada. ... An aerial view from March 2005 shows development scattered across the valley floor. ... Panaca is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, near the border with Utah. ... Looking west toward Paradise Road and the Las Vegas Strip in the CDP of Paradise, Nevada Paradise is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Pioche is a town located in Lincoln County, Nevada, of which it is the county seat. ... Rachel is an unincorporated portion of Lincoln County, Nevada. ... City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Founded May 9, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area - Total - Land - Water 179. ... Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Round Mountain is a small town in Nye County, Nevada. ... Sandy Valley is a town, which is a census-designated place (CDP), located in the Mesquite Valley in southwest Clark County, Nevada. ... Schurz is a census-designated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. ... View of Searchlight, from the southwest Searchlight is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... A small town inside Esmeralda County, Nevada, an local landmark is Silver Peak Elementary School. ... Silver Springs is a census-designated place located in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Sloan is a Census Designated Place in Clark County, Nevada. ... Smith is a small town in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Spanish Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. ... Sparks is a city located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Spring Creek is a census-designated place located in Elko County, Nevada. ... Spring Valley is an unincorporated township, in Clark County, Nevada, United States located two miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Summerlin South, also seen on maps as South Summerlin, is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada, on the western edge of Las Vegas and adjacent to the Red Rock Conservation Area. ... Sun Valley is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Sunrise Manor is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Sutcliffe is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Tonopah is a census-designated place located in Nye County, Nevada. ... Tuscarora is a small town in Elko County, Nevada. ... Verdi-Mogul is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ... Wadsworth is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Warm Springs, Nevada is town in Nye County, Nevada, located near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at 38. ... Wells, Nevada Wells is a city located in Elko County, Nevada. ... West Wendover is a city located in Elko County, Nevada. ... Winnemucca cemetery with a sign reading: Welcome to Winnemucca, Proud of it! // Winnemucca is the county seat of Humboldt County in the U.S. state of Nevada and the site of a September 19, 1900 bank robbery by the Wild Bunch. ... Whitney is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Winchester is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Yerington is a city located in Lyon County, Nevada, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,883. ... Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ...
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