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Las Vegas – Wikipedia From the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation search This article is about city proper For metropolitan area see Valley tourist destination Strip other uses disambiguation redirects here Largest in Nevada City United StatesLas NevadaCityCity of Clockwise from top Downtown Stratosphere Tower Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Clark County Government World Market Springs Preserve FlagSealEtymology Spanish vegas English The meadows Nickname s Sin Lights Gambling Capital Entertainment Second Chances Marriage Silver America’s Playground Location within CountyLas VegasLocation state NevadaShow map StatesShow States North AmericaShow America Coordinates N W xfeff CountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountyClarkFoundedMay IncorporatedMarch TypeCouncil manager MayorCarolyn Goodman I Council Members Brian Knudsen D Victoria Seaman R Olivia Diaz Stavros S Anthony Cedric Crear Michele Fiore managerScott AdamsArea sq mi km Land Water Elevation ft m Population Estimate Density Urban US 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doubled increasing Rapid continued into st according estimates U Census Bureau had residents with As areas name primary this case used describe beyond official limits In especially applies on near which actually located unincorporated communities Paradise Winchester Contents History Geography Climate Nearby Neighborhoods Demographics Economy Tourism casinos Development industries Impact water supply Culture Sports List teams professional Minor Amateur College Parks recreation council Education Primary secondary schools Colleges universities Media Newspapers Broadcast Magazines Transportation Notable people Sister cities See also Notes References Further reading External links Main articles Timeline Southern Paiutes at Moapa wearing traditional Paiute basket hats cradleboard rabbit robe Nomadic Paleo-Indians traveled years ago leaving behind petroglyphs Anasazi tribes followed least A young Mexican scout named Rafael Rivera credited first non-Native encounter valley Trader Antonio Armijo led -man party along Trail Los Angeles California featured abundant wild grasses well desert spring waters needed westward travelers year marked arrival John C Fr mont whose writings helped lure pioneers Vegas’s Fremont Street after him Eleven later members Church Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints chose site build fort halfway Salt Lake where they would travel gather supplies abandoned several afterward remainder Old Mormon Fort can still be seen intersection Boulevard Washington Avenue when acres ha land adjacent Union Pacific Railroad tracks were auctioned what become downtown Golden Nugget Pioneer Club pivotal time legalized casino reduced residency requirements divorce six weeks witnessed beginning construction nearby Hoover Dam influx workers their families avoid economic calamity during Great Depression work completed late Army Airfield established Renamed Nellis Air Force Base now home Thunderbirds aerobatic team Following War II lavishly decorated big-name became synonymous view shows mushroom cloud background Scenes such typical government conducted atmospheric tests Test Site nuclear weapons testing began miles northwest During nicknamed Atomic Residents visitors able witness clouds exposed fallout until Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty required moved underground Moulin Rouge Hotel opened racially integrated casino-hotel iconic Welcome sign never been municipal created Betty Willis corporations tycoons Howard Hughes building buying hotel-casino properties referred gaming transitioned legitimate opening Experience canopied five-block features million LED lights watts sound dusk midnight held each hour Due realization many revitalization efforts dubbed Year Projects worth hundreds millions dollars debut including Smith Performing Arts DISCOVERY Children’s Museum Mob Neon new Hall complex renovations Zappos com corporate headquarters old On October deadliest mass shooting history occurred Stephen Paddock knocked out window his hotel room Mandalay Bay before crowds Route Harvest festival across street multiple firearms killing injuring others he committed suicide Paddock’s use bump stocks massacre them being banned Department Justice March ban came effect following Astronaut photograph night Red Rock Canyon situated basin floor surrounded mountain ranges all sides Much landscape rocky arid vegetation wildlife subjected torrential flash floods although much done mitigate effects through improved drainage systems peaks surrounding reach elevations over feet act barriers strong flow moisture elevation approximately above sea level According total After Alaska third seismically active estimated Geological Survey USGS next there chance M or earthquake occurring Within are lawns trees greenery resource issues movement encourage xeriscapes Another part conservation scheduled watering days residential landscaping Environmental Protection Agency grant funded program analyzed forecast environmental impacts scene National Conservation Spring flowers subtropical hot climate K ppen classification BWh lies typified long extremely summers warm transitional seasons short winters mild cool nights There sunshine throughout average sunny bright daylight hours Rainfall scarce mm dispersed roughly rainy per among sunniest driest humid locations exceptionally low dew points humidity sometimes remain below summer months June September though moderated July hottest month daytime high F exceed peak intensity overnight lows frequently occasionally While consistently dry cloudless Monsoon sporadically interrupts pattern brings cover thunderstorms lightning increased brief spells heavy rain opportunity monsoon affect usually falls August inconsistent varies considerably impact significant diurnal variation while less extreme parts nighttime lower highs generally very chilly but rarely cold temperatures Like December both year’s coolest cloudiest Winter evenings defined clear skies swift drops temperature sunset minima averaging around January Owing experiences markedly cooler Sonoran closer Consequently records freezing winter However rare fall entire day Most annual precipitation even February wettest averages only four measurable mountains immediately accumulate snow every accumulation moderate accumulations do occur few recent received inches cm almost Unofficially Vegas’ snowfall record fell highest observed measured McCarran International Airport reached last occasions Conversely lowest recorded ever daily minimum conversely maximum concerns change wake drought consumption gallons l resident data normals extremes present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Record Mean Average relative point monthly Percent possible Source NOAA sun entrance community Summerlin Affluent neighborhoods Above MacDonald Highlands Boulder Enterprise Henderson Lone Mountain South Sunrise Manor Whitney Lakes West Historical Pop est source Demographic profile White Non-Hispanic Black African Hispanic Latino race Asian Map racial distribution Each dot yellow composition follows Whites Filipino Chinese Korean Japanese Indian Vietnamese Thai Two races Native Hawaiian Islander ethnic group non-Hispanic have proportionally declined numbers ethnicities Hispanics Latinos make up Of those Salvadoran Puerto Rican Cuban Guatemalan Peruvian Colombian Honduran Nicaraguan descent research demographer William H Frey using second black-white segregation Tucson Arizona Hawaiians Vegans alike refer ninth island Hawaii because so census households residing density housing units children under age living married couples together female householder no husband non-families individuals someone alone who older household size family median females males income Males versus capita About poverty line study rates rate not wholly due themselves getting divorced Since easier states come country process Similarly marriages notoriously easy get marriage licenses issued outside weddings drivers economy tourism turn feed retail 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