City of Las Vegas
Las Vegas
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Nickname: "The Entertainment Capital of the World", "Sin City"
Location of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada
Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W / 36.175, -115.13639
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Clark County
Government
- Type	council-manager
- Mayor	Oscar B. Goodman
- City Manager	Douglas Selby
Area
- City	131. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. This is a List of counties in Nevada. There are sixteen counties and one Independent city in the U Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Oscar Baylin Goodman (born on June 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Attorney and the Mayor of Las Vegas A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 3 sq mi (340. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 0 km²)
- Land	131. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 2 sq mi (339. 8 km²)
- Water	0. 1 sq mi (0. 16 km²)
Elevation	2,001 ft (610 m)
Population (2006)[1][2]
- City	552,539
- Density	4,154/sq mi (1,604/km²)
- Metro	1,777,539
Time zone	PST (UTC−8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes
Area code(s)	702
FIPS code	32-40000
GNIS feature ID	0847388
Website: City of Las Vegas Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for the gaming industry, shopping, and entertainment. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area code 702 is a telephone code located in Las Vegas, Nevada and also encompasses most of Clark County, Nevada. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes Shopping is the examining of Goods or services from Retailers with intent to purchase at that time See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Las Vegas, billed as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for massive and lavish casino resorts, the unrestricted availability of alcoholic beverages (as is true throughout Nevada), and adult entertainment. A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities Sex industry is the internationalisation of commercial enterprises which supply Sex workers in various capacities Once officially referred to as Sin City, this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. Sin City is a nickname for an urban area (a city or part of that caters to various Vices perhaps the most well known example being Las Vegas Nevada, USA A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U

Established in 1905, Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911. With the growth that followed, at the close of the century Las Vegas was the most populous American city founded in the 20th century (a distinction held by Chicago in the 19th century). Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. As the 28th most populous city in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the most populous cities in the American West. The The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost

The name Las Vegas is often applied to the unincorporated areas of Clark County that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 This 4. 5-mile (7. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 2-km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is mostly outside the city limits, in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, best known for the Las Vegas Strip and its Casinos Formerly carrying US 91 ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Paradise is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States and a major suburb of Las Vegas. Winchester is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States that contains part of the Las Vegas Strip.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding 1.2 Economic history 2 Geography 2.1 Topography 2.2 Climate 2.3 Environment 3 Cityscape 3.1 Redevelopment 4 Economy 5 Culture 5.1 Tourism 5.2 Parks 5.3 Music 5.4 Local Arts 5.5 Sports 6 Demographics 6.1 Hawaii's Ninth Island 7 Government 7.1 City council 7.2 City management 7.3 Services 8 Education 9 Transportation 9.1 Roads 10 Sister cities 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

History

Main article: History of Las Vegas

Founding

Las Vegas (English: "The Meadows") was named by Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. This History of Las Vegas covers both the Las Vegas, Nevada and the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Antonio Armijo was a Spanish Mexican explorer and merchant who was famous for leading the first commercial caravan party across the Las Vegas Valley in 1829 The Old Spanish Trail is a historic Trade route which connected the northern New Mexican settlement of Santa Fé with that of Los Ángeles Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In the 1800s, areas of the Las Vegas Valley contained artesian wells that supported extensive green areas or meadows (vegas in Spanish), hence the name Las Vegas. The Las Vegas metropolitan area includes the Las Vegas Valley a 600-square-mile (1600 km² basin and surrounding areas that is part of Clark County in southern See Great Artesian Basin for the water source in Australia An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing Groundwater A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by Grass and other non- Woody plants.

John C. Frémont traveled into the Las Vegas Valley on May 3, 1844, while it was still part of Mexico. The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas Strip Landmark created in 1959 by Betty Willis and Ted Rogich for Clark John Charles Frémont ( January 21, 1813 July 13, 1890) was an American military officer, explorer, the Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. He was a leader of a group of scientists, scouts and observers for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel On May 10, 1855, following annexation by the United States, Brigham Young assigned 30 missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints led by William Bringhurst to the area to convert the Paiute Indian population to Mormonism. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Mexican Cession is a historical name for the region of the present day southwestern United States that was ceded to the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Brigham Young (June 1 1801 &ndash August 29 1877 was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Mormonism is a term used to describe the religious, ideological and cultural elements of certain branches of the Latter Day Saint movement A fort was built near the current downtown area, serving as a stopover for travelers along the "Mormon Corridor" between Salt Lake and the briefly thriving colony of "saints" at San Bernardino, California. The Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park is a State park that contains the Old Mormon Fort the first structure built by Europeans in what would become Las The Mormon Corridor is a term for the areas of the Western North America that were settled between 1850 and approximately 1865 by members of The Church of Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Las Vegas was established as a railroad town on May 15, 1905, when 110 acres (44. A railway town is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a Railway station or junction at its site Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 5 ha) owned by Montana Senator William A. Clark's San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, was auctioned off in what is now downtown Las Vegas. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives William Andrews Clark Sr (January 8 1839&ndashMarch 2 1925 was an American politician and entrepreneur involved with mining banking and railroads The San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLA&SL is a now-defunct rail company that completed and operated a railway line between its namesake cities via Las Vegas Nevada Las Vegas was part of Lincoln County until 1909 when it became part of the newly established Clark County. Lincoln County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated The St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church near 4th and Bridger in downtown was founded in 1910. ^[3]Las Vegas became an incorporated city on March 16, 1911. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Gambling was legalized on March 19, 1931 in the city and the opening of Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel on what would become the Las Vegas Strip on December 26, 1946. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel The Flamingo Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada and is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Various events have had an impact on the city. The Hoover Dam was completed on October 9, 1936 and atmospheric nuclear testing was conducted at the Nevada Test Site (1951 to 1962). Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations The Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km northwest of the City of On November 21, 1980 a Hotel fire at the MGM Grand, devastated the city and State of Nevada. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The MGM Grand fire occurred on November 21 1980 fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. This article is about the first MGM Grand in Las Vegas See MGM Grand Las Vegas for the current hotel and casino On November 22, 1989 the opening of The Mirage began the era of megaresort casinos. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) For the band see The Mirage (band The Mirage is a 3044 room Hotel and Casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip A Megaresort is a type of destination resort which is of an exceptionally large size sometimes featuring large-scale attractions ( Casino, Golf course,

Economic history

Las Vegas started as a stopover on the pioneer trails to the west, and became a popular railroad town in the early 1900s. It was a staging point for all the mines in the surrounding area, especially those around the town of Bullfrog, that shipped their goods out to the rest of the country. With the proliferation of the railroads, Las Vegas became less important, but the completion of the nearby Hoover Dam resulted in a substantial growth in tourism, which, along with the legalization of gambling, led to the advent of the casino-hotels for which Las Vegas is famous. Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the

The city owes almost all its current status and reputation to the American mafia. All of the original large casinos were managed or at least funded under mob figures Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel Meyer Lansky (born Majer Suchowliński, July 4, 1902 &ndash January 15, 1983) was a gangster who with Charles ^[4]

The constant stream of tourist dollars from the hotels and casinos was augmented by a new source of federal money. This money came from the establishment of what is now Nellis Air Force Base. Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Clark County, Nevada. The influx of military personnel and casino job-hunters helped start a land building boom which still goes on today. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces.

Although the city's gambling economy continues to expand, in 2006 gambling revenues in the Macau Special Administrative Region in the People's Republic of China surpassed those in Las Vegas, making Macau the largest gambling center in the world. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. With revenues in excess of $10 billion for 2007, Macau is poised to surpass the entire state of Nevada in gambling revenues. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Due to the gambling boon in Macau, many traditional Las Vegas casino developers, such as Steve Wynn, are pursuing multi-billion dollar projects in its expanding market. Steve Wynn can refer to the following Steve Wynn (developer Steve Wynn (songwriter There is no evidence as of yet to suggest that gambling growth in Macau is shifting growth away from Las Vegas. ^[5][6]

Geography

Topography

Las Vegas is located at 36°11′39″N, 115°13′19″W (36. 194168, 115. 222060)^[7]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 131. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (340. 0 km²), of which, 131. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 square miles (339. 8 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 16 km²) of it (0. 04%) is water.

The city is located in an arid basin surrounded by mountains varying in color from pink to rust to gray. Basin and range is a geologic term for a type of Topography characterized by a series of separate and parallel mountain ranges with broad valleys interposed extending City elevation is around 2030 feet (620 m) above sea level. Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface The Spring Mountains lie to the west. The Spring Mountains are a Mountain range of southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest-southeast along the west side of As befits a desert, much of the landscape is rocky and dusty. Within the city, however, there are a great deal of lawns, trees, and other greenery. Due to water resource issues, there is now a movement to encourage xeriscapes instead of lawns. Xeriscaping refers to landscaping in ways that do not require supplemental Irrigation. Another part of the water conservation efforts include scheduled watering groups for watering residential landscaping. Water conservation refers to reducing the use of water The goals of water conservation efforts include Sustainability - To ensure availability for

Climate

Las Vegas' climate is an arid desert climate (Koppen climate classification BWh) typical of the Mojave Desert, in which it is located, marked with very hot summers, mild winters, abundant sunshine year-round, and very little rainfall. In general terms the Climate of a local or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available Water, to the extent of hindering The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems It was developed by Wladimir Köppen, a German climatologist For the indigenous American tribe see Mohave. The Mojave Desert (moʊˈhɑːvi or /məˈhɑːvi/ ( Hayikwiir Mat'aar in Mojave Temperatures in the 90s °F (mid-30s °C) are common in the months of May, June, and September and temperatures normally exceed 100 °F (38 °C) most days in the months of July and August, but with very low humidity, frequently under 10%. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The hottest temperature ever recorded is 117 °F (47 °C) set twice, on July 19, 2005, at McCarran International Airport and July 24, 1942, at present-day Nellis Air Force Base. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Clark County, Nevada. Winters are mild and usually are cool and windy, with the majority of Las Vegas' annual 4. 49 in (114 mm) of rainfall coming from January to March. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to ^[8] Winter daytime highs are normally around 60 °F (16 °C) and winter nighttime lows are usually around 40 °F (4 °C). The coldest temperature ever recorded is 8 °F (−13 °C) set on January 25, 1937, at present-day Nellis Air Force Base. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Showers occur less frequently in the Spring or Autumn. July through September, the Mexican Monsoon often brings enough moisture from the Gulf of California across Mexico and into the southwest to cause afternoon and evening thunderstorms. A monsoon is a seasonal prevailing wind which lasts for several months " Sea of Cortez " redirects here For the book by John Steinbeck, see The Log from the Sea of Cortez. Although winter snow is usually visible from December to May on the mountains surrounding Las Vegas, it rarely snows in the city itself. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. Although temperature and precipitation records for Las Vegas dates back to the early part of the 20th Century, official temperature and precipitation records for Las Vegas date back as early as 1937.

Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Rec Daytime High °F/ °C	77/ 25	87/ 31	92/ 33	99/ 37	109/ 42. 8	115/ 46	117/ 47	116/ 46. 6	113/ 45	103/ 39. 4	87/ 31	77/ 25	117/ 47
Average High °F/°C	57. 1/ 13. 9	63/ 17. 2	69. 5/ 20. 7	78. 1/ 25. 6	87. 8/ 31. 0	98. 9/ 37. 2	104. 1/ 40. 1	101. 8/ 38. 8	93. 8/ 34. 3	80. 8/ 27. 1	66/ 18. 9	57. 3/ 14. 1	79. 9/ 26. 8
Rec Nighttime High °F/°C	58/ 14	59/ 15	71/ 21	74/ 23	89/ 32	89/ 32	95/ 35	90/ 33	84/ 29	79/ 27	62/ 16	57/ 14	95/ 35
Average Low °F/°C	36. 8/ 2. 8	41. 4/ 5. 2	47/ 8. 3	53. 9/ 12. 2	62. 9/ 17. 2	72. 3/ 22. 4	78. 2/ 25. 7	76. 7/ 24. 8	68. 8/ 20. 4	56. 5/ 13. 6	44/ 6. 7	36. 6/ 2. 6	56. 3/ 13. 5
Rec Nighttime Low °F/°C	8/ −13	16/ −9	23/ −5	31/ −1	40/ 5	48/ 9	60/ 16	56/ 13	46/ 8	26/ −3	21/ −6	11/ −12	8/ −13
Rec Daytime Low °F/°C	28/ −2	34/ 1	42/ 6	48/ 9	60/ 16	67/ 19	81/ 27	74/ 23	67/ 19	50/ 10	42/ 6	32/ 0	28/ −2
Precip (in/cm)	0. 59/ 1. 50	0. 69/ 1. 75	0. 59/ 1. 50	0. 15/ 0. 38	0. 24/ 0. 61	0. 08/ 0. 20	0. 44/ 1. 12	0. 45/ 1. 14	0. 31/ 0. 79	0. 24/ 0. 61	0. 31/ 0. 79	0. 4/ 1. 02	4. 49/ 11. 40
Average snow (in/cm)	0. 9/ 2. 3	0. 1/ 0. 3	<0. 1/ <0. 1	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	none	<0. 1/ <0. 1
Record snow (in/cm)	16. 7/ 42. 4	4. 1/ 10. 4	0. 1/ . 3	none	none	none	none	none	none	trace	4. 0/ 10. 2	2. 0/ 5. 1	16. 7/ 42. 4
Source: National Weather Service [1]

Environment

Las Vegas is situated on the arid floor within Clark County. Correspondingly, the surrounding environment is dominated by desert vegetation and some wildlife, and the area can be subject to torrential flash floods. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region it refers to the Ground cover provided by plants Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants animals and other organisms A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic lowlying areas - washes rivers and streams Enabling the rapid population expansion was a major addition to the city's sewage treatment capacity. Population growth is the change in Population over time and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using "per unit time" for Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing Contaminants from Wastewater, both Runoff ( Effluents The sewage treatment expansion resulted from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant funded 208 programs to analyze and forecast growth and environmental impacts through the year 2019.

Cityscape

See also: List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas

Redevelopment

When The Mirage, the first Megaresort, opened in 1989, it started a movement of people and construction away from downtown Las Vegas to the Las Vegas Strip. For the band see The Mirage (band The Mirage is a 3044 room Hotel and Casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip Caesars Palace, sometimes referred to colloquially as simply Caesars, is a luxury Hotel and Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise For the band see The Mirage (band The Mirage is a 3044 room Hotel and Casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 This resulted in a drop in tourism from the downtown area but many recent projects and condo construction has seen an increase in visitors to downtown.

A concerted effort has been made by city officials to diversify the economy from tourism by attracting light manufacturing, banking, and other commercial interests. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money The lack of any state individual or corporate income tax and very simple incorporation requirements have fostered the success of this effort. Incorporation (abbreviated Inc in US and Canadian business names is the forming of a new Corporation (a corporation being a legal entity

Having been late to develop an urban core of any substantial size, Las Vegas has retained very affordable real estate prices in comparison to other western U. ' Real estate pricing deals with the valuation (finance and there are three main methods appraisals with comparable properties capitalization rate comparisons with similar S. cities. Consequently, the city has recently enjoyed an enormous boom both in population and in tourism. However, as a New York Times series on the city reported in 2004, the median price of housing in the Las Vegas Valley is now at or above the nationwide median. The urban area has grown outward so quickly that it is beginning to run into Bureau of Land Management holdings along its edges, increasing land values enough that medium- and high-density development is beginning to occur closer to the core. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's Public lands totaling approximately

As a reflection of the city's rapid growing population, the new Chinatown of Las Vegas was constructed in the early 1990s on Spring Mountain Road. The Chinatown of Las Vegas, Nevada ( Chinese: 拉斯維加斯中國城 ( Pinyin: Lāsīwéijiāsī Zhōngguóchéng is a series of large The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Chinatown initially consisted of only one large shopping center complex, but the area was recently expanded for new shopping centers that contain various Asian businesses. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors

With the Strip expansion in the 1990s, the downtown area (which has maintained an old Las Vegas feel) began to suffer. The city made a concise effort to turn around the fortunes of downtown. The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) was built in an effort to draw tourists back to the area and has proven to be popular in that regard. The Fremont Street Experience (FSE is a Pedestrian mall and attraction in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The multi-level Neonopolis, complete with 11 theaters (managed by Galaxy Theaters, Inc. Neonopolis is an entertainment complex in Las Vegas Nevada located on top of a $15 million parking garage owned by the city ), was built to offer more retail opportunity and services. Many highrise condo projects have also been underway as downtown is transforming into a livable neighborhood. Other promising signs emerged for the area. The city had successfully lured the Internal Revenue Service operations from the far west of the city to a new downtown building that opened in April 2005. The The IRS move is expected to create a greater demand for additional businesses in the area, especially in the daytime hours.

The city purchased 61 acres (247,000 m²) of property from Union Pacific Railroad in 1995 with the goal of creating something that would draw more tourists and locals to the downtown area. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U In 2004 Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman announced plans for the Union Park Development which will include residential and office high-rises, The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute, an academic medical center, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, and a new City Hall. Oscar Baylin Goodman (born on June 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Attorney and the Mayor of Las Vegas Union Park is a mixed use development in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute is a planned research center which is being built in Las Vegas, Nevada. After failed negotiations with The Related Co. on the development of Union Park in October of 2005, San Diego-based Newland Communities was chosen by the city as the new development firm. The Related Companies LP is a Real estate developer, manager and financier The Newland contract calls for Dan Van Epp, Newland's regional vice president and former president of the Howard Hughes Corp. The Howard Hughes Corporation is a major Real estate development and management company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was founded by Howard Hughes , to oversee his company's work on Union Park. Union Park is a mixed use development in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute is expected to be completed in 2007. The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute is a planned research center which is being built in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Along with the Union Park Development, other promising residential and office developments have begun construction around downtown Las Vegas. New condominium and hotel high rise projects have changed the entire Las Vegas skyline dramatically in recent years. A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment A high-rise is a tall Building or structure Normally the function of the building is added for example high-rise Apartment building or Many large high-rise projects are planned for downtown Las Vegas as well as the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6

The city council of Las Vegas has also agreed on zoning changes on Fremont Street, which allows bars to be closer together, such as the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. Fremont Street is a street in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the second most famous street in the Las Vegas metropolitan area after the Las Vegas Strip Fremont Street is a street in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the second most famous street in the Las Vegas metropolitan area after the Las Vegas Strip The Quarter is home to many events and festivals including Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp Taste of Gaslamp and ShamROCK a St It is expected that this change will bring more tourism and business to the downtown area.

In 2004, the city partnered with Cheetah Wireless Technologies and MeshNetwork to pilot a wide area mobile broadband system. The pilot system is installed downtown, around the Fremont Street Experience.

In 2005, on a lot adjacent to the city's 61 ac (247,000 m²), the World Market Center opened. World Market Center Las Vegas at 495 S Grand Central Parkway in Las Vegas, Nevada is intended to be the United States' and possibly the world's largest and most It is intended to be the nation's and possibly the world's preeminent furniture wholesale showroom and marketplace, and is meant to compete with the current furniture market capital of High Point, North Carolina. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal Wholesaling is the sale of Goods or Merchandise to Retailers to industrial commercial institutional or other professional Business users The word showroom has two distinct meanings including Marketing location A showroom is a large space used to display products for sale such as automobiles, High Point is a city located in the Piedmont Triad (The 30th largest metro area in the United States with a population of 1

On October 23, 2006, plans were unveiled to build a World Jewelry Center in Downtown's Union Park. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Similar to the World Market Center, the WJC will be a one stop shop for jewelry trade shows from around the world. A trade fair (or trade show) is an exhibition organised so that companies in a specific Industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products service study The project proposes a 57-story, 815-foot (248 m) office tower. A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper ^[9]

Economy

The primary drivers of the Las Vegas economy have been the confluence of tourism, gaming, and conventions which in turn feed the retail and dining industries. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel A convention, in the sense of a meeting is a gathering of individuals who meet at a arid place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. Several companies involved in the manufacture of electronic gaming machines, such as slot machines, are located in the Las Vegas area. A slot machine ( American) fruit machine ( British) or poker machine ( Australian) is a Casino gambling machine with three In the 2000s retail and dining have become attractions of their own.

Tourism marketing and promotion are handled by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, a county wide agency. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA is a public agency that runs the Las Vegas Convention Center, Cashman Center, and Cashman Field Its annual Visitors Survey provides detailed information on visitor numbers, spending patterns and resulting revenues [2].

Las Vegas, as the county seat and home to the Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse, draws numerous legal service industries providing bail, marriage, divorce, tax, incorporation and other legal services. The United States District Court for the District of Nevada is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Nevada. Traditionally bail is some form of Property deposited or pledged to a Court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Incorporation (abbreviated Inc in US and Canadian business names is the forming of a new Corporation (a corporation being a legal entity

Some technology companies have either relocated to Las Vegas or were created there. For various reasons, the Las Vegas area has had a high concentration of technology companies in electronic gaming and telecommunications industries. Some current technology companies in southern Nevada include Bigelow Aerospace, CommPartners, Datanamics, eVital Communications, Petroglyph, SkywireMedia, Switch Communications, and WorldDoc. Bigelow Aerospace is a North Las Vegas Nevada space technology Startup company that is pioneering work on expandable Space station modules Petroglyph Games is a video game developer based in Las Vegas Nevada. Companies that originally were formed in Las Vegas, but have since sold or relocated include Westwood Studios (sold to Electronic Arts), Systems Research & Development (Sold to IBM), Yellowpages. Westwood Studios ( 1985 - 2003) was a computer and Video game developer, founded in 1985 as Westwood Associates by Brett Sperry com (Sold to Bellsouth and SBC), and MPower Communications.

Constant population growth means that the housing construction industry is vitally important. In 2000 more than 21,000 new homes and 26,000 resale homes were purchased. In early 2005 there were 20 residential development projects of more than 300 acres (1. 2 km²) each currently underway.

Culture

Main article: Las Vegas metropolitan area

Tourism

The major attractions in Las Vegas are the casinos. The Las Vegas metropolitan area includes the Las Vegas Valley a 600-square-mile (1600 km² basin and surrounding areas that is part of Clark County in southern The most famous hotels are located on Las Vegas Boulevard, better known as the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6 Many of these hotels carry thousands of rooms. There are, of course, large casino areas in these hotels as well. There are many hotel casinos in the city's downtown area as well, which was the original focal point of the city's gaming industry in its early days. Several large hotels and casinos are also located somewhat off the Strip but adjacent to it, as well as in the county around the city.

Some of the most notable casinos located downtown are on the Fremont Street Experience and include:

• Golden Nugget
• Four Queens
• Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel
• Fremont Casino
• Plaza Hotel & Casino
• Las Vegas Club
• Fitzgeralds Las Vegas
• Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
• California Hotel and Casino

Parks

• City of Las Vegas Parks listing
• Las Vegas Springs Preserve Recreational and educational facility
• Floyd Lamb State Park

Music

A number of popular music acts have originated from Las Vegas including rock bands The Killers, Panic! at the Disco, The Higher, Escape The Fate, Slaughter, rhythm and blues group 702 and singer Jenny Lewis

While the electronic music duo The Crystal Method was founded in Los Angeles, both members, Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland, are from Las Vegas. The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a casino-hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The Four Queens Hotel and Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas on the Fremont Street Experience. The Fremont Street Experience (FSE is a Pedestrian mall and attraction in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a casino-hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The Four Queens Hotel and Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas on the Fremont Street Experience. Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The Fremont Hotel & Casino is a Hotel and Casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The Plaza Hotel & Casino is a casino-hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Tamares Group and operated by Navegante. The Las Vegas Club is a Casino and Hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. Fitzgeralds Las Vegas is a 34-story 638-room hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas. The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is located at One Fremont Street in Las Vegas Nevada, in the United States. The California Hotel and Casino, also known as The Cal, opened in 1975 is a Hawaiian -themed Hotel and Casino located in downtown Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned by the Las Vegas Valley Water District and operated by the Las Vegas Springs Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs is a Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. The Higher is an American Pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. Escape the Fate is an American Post-hardcore band from Las Vegas Nevada. Slaughter is an American Hard rock / Glam metal band formed in Las Vegas Nevada by lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter For the Primeval character see Jenny Lewis (Primeval. Jenny Lewis (born Jennifer Diane Lewis on January 8 1976 in The Crystal Method is an American Electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Local Arts

On the first Friday of each month, the "First Friday" celebration is held which exhibits the works of local artists and musicians in a section of the city's Downtown region now called the "Arts District". [3]

Sports

Main article: Sports in Las Vegas

Currently, Las Vegas is without any major-league level sports teams although the city's metropolitan population is as large or larger than current cities with professional sports teams such as Buffalo, New York; San Antonio; Pittsburgh; Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Las Vegas is one of the largest cities in the United States without a major league sports team Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Green Bay is a city in and the County seat of Brown County in the U Part of the reason for this is that professional leagues are concerned about legalized sports betting in the city and the competition for residents' entertainment budget. High profile one-time sporting events, though, have had success. For example the Las Vegas metropolitan area hosted the NBA 2007 All-Star Game. The 2007 NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday February 18, 2007 at the University of Nevada Las Vegas ' Thomas The NASCAR Sprint Cup series race in the area has drawn up to 165,000 fans. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Neither of these events have taken place directly in Las Vegas city limits (although that is no different than most cities teams that play in suburban areas). Other than major-league professional team sports, Las Vegas does host a significant number of professional fights, notably MMA and boxing (although the latter may be losing some interest due to increases in the MMA fan base). Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Unlike some other events, many of these fights (such as those in MMA's UFC take place near downtown or on the strip in many of the major resort/hotel/casino event centers. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world Mandalay Bay is frequently a top contender as a venue for the UFC. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a 39-story Luxury Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	2,304		—
1930	5,165		124. 2%
1940	8,422		63. 1%
1950	24,624		192. 4%
1960	64,405		161. 6%
1970	125,787		95. 3%
1980	164,674		30. 9%
1990	258,295		56. 9%
2000	478,434		85. 2%
Est. 2006	552,539	[10]	15. 5%
Source: City of Las Vegas[11]

Las Vegas has been the county seat of Clark County since the formation of the county in 1909. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated The Census Bureau's official population estimate, as of 2006, was 552,539, though the city’s own Planning and Development Department reported a population of 591,536^[1] as of July, 2006.

The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimates place the population for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area at 1,777,539 people, and the region is one of the fastest growing in the United States. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced Las Vegas proper was ranked as the 32nd most populous city in the United States in 2000, and 2006 estimates have placed the city 28th in rank. ^[12]

As of the census^[13] of 2000, there were 478,434 people, 176,750 households, and 117,538 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 4,222. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (1,630. 3/km²). There are 190,724 housing units at an average density of 1,683. 3/sq mi (649. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69. 86% White, 10. 36% African American, 0. 75% Native American, 4. 78% Asian, 0. 45% Pacific Islander, 9. 75% from other races, and 4. 05% from two or more races. Hispanics are 23. 61% of the population. Non-Hispanics whites are 58. 04%. The top 5 largest ancestries include: German (12. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 2%), Irish (9. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 8%), English (8. English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry 4%), Italian (6. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship 7%), and American (4. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 5%). ^[14]

There were 176,750 households out of which 31. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 3% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33. 5% were non-families. 25. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 66 and the average family size was 3. 20.

In the city the population was spread out with 25. 9% under the age of 18, 8. 8% from 18 to 24, 32. 0% from 25 to 44, 21. 7% from 45 to 64, and 11. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102. 5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,069, and the median income for a family was $50,465. The median household income is commonly used to provide data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of Households earning less Males had a median income of $35,511 versus $27,554 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,060. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 6% of families and 8. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 6. 3% of those age 65 or over.

In December, 2007, Clark County officially declared the population now exceeds 2 million residents. Current estimates place growth at 3 million people by 2019, and 4 million people by 2025. ^[15]

Las Vegas has one of the highest suicide and divorce rates of the U. S. ^[16][17] The city's high divorce rate is partly due to the fact that divorce is easier in Nevada than most other states. The city was also ranked by Forbes as having the highest Income disparity in the nation. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Income disparity or wage gap is a term used to describe inequities and asymmetry in the distribution of wealth and income between Socio-economic groups within society

Hawaii's Ninth Island

Las Vegas is sometimes referred to as Hawaii's Ninth Island^[18][19] The city is the home to the first ABC Stores branch outside the state of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the ABC Stores is a chain of Convenience stores based in Honolulu. ^[18]

Government

The City of Las Vegas government operates as a council-manager government. This article is about the passenger train City of Las Vegas; for the city see Las Vegas Nevada; for other uses see Las Vegas. In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations The Mayor sits as a Council member-at-large and presides over all of the City Council meetings. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town. In the event that the Mayor cannot preside over a City Council meeting, the Mayor Pro-Tem is the presiding officer of the meeting until such time as the Mayor returns to his seat. The City Manager is responsible for the administration and the day-to-day operation of all of the municipal services and city departments. Municipal services or city services refer to basic services that residents of a City expect the City government to provide in exchange for The City Manager also maintains intergovernmental relationships with federal, state, county and other local governments. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State.

A large number of the people who live in what they call "Las Vegas" actually reside in neighboring incorporated cities or unincorporated communities. In fact, of the approximately 1. 8 million people who live in the Las Vegas Valley, approximately 600,000 actually live inside Las Vegas city limits. The Las Vegas metropolitan area includes the Las Vegas Valley a 600-square-mile (1600 km² basin and surrounding areas that is part of Clark County in southern Approximately 700,000 people live in unincorporated areas governed by Clark County, and another 465,000 live in incorporated cities such as North Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City. Clark County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The county had a population of 1375765 at the 2000 census, and a 2006 estimated North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. Las Vegas and most of the surrounding metropolitan area share a police department. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department provides most law enforcement services in the city and surrounding county after a 1975 merger of the Las Vegas Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff's Department. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is the joint city-county Police force for Clark County, The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is the joint city-county Police force for Clark County, Incorporated cities in Clark County, as well as colleges, parks and schools have their own police departments that fall outside of Metro's jurisdiction.

A Paiute Indian reservation occupies about one acre (4000 m²) in the downtown area of Las Vegas. An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American Tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau

City council

(Council members' official city websites are also available)

• Oscar B. Goodman – Mayor and Council member at Large (Term Expires in 2011)
• Gary Reese – Mayor Pro-Tem and 3rd Ward Council member (Term Expires in 2011)
• Lois Tarkanian – 1st Ward Council member (Term Expires in 2011)
• Steve Wolfson, Esq – 2nd Ward Council member (Term Expires in 2009)
• Larry Brown – 4th Ward Council member (Term Expires in 2009)
• Ricki Barlow – 5th Ward Council member (Term Expires in 2011)
• Steve Ross – 6th Ward Council member (Term Expires in 2009)

City management

• Douglas Selby – City Manager
• Barbara Jo (Roni) Ronemus – City Clerk

Services

• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
• Las Vegas Fire & Rescue

Education

Primary and secondary public education is provided by the Clark County School District (CCSD), which is the fifth most populous school district in the nation (projected enrollment for the 2007–2008 school year is 314,000 students in grades K–12). Oscar Baylin Goodman (born on June 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Attorney and the Mayor of Las Vegas The municipal clerk along with the tax collector is the oldest of public servants The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is the joint city-county Police force for Clark County, Public education is education mandated for or offered to the children of the general public by the Government, whether national regional or local provided by an institution The Clark County School District, As of 2005, is the 5th largest school district in the United States.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is located in Paradise, about three miles (5 km) south of the city limits and roughly two miles east of the Strip. Paradise is a Census-designated place (CDP in Clark County, Nevada, United States and a major suburb of Las Vegas. The University of Nevada Medical School has a campus near downtown Las Vegas. Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine Several national colleges, including the University of Phoenix, have campuses in the Las Vegas area. The University of Phoenix ( UPX) is a for-profit educational institution that specializes in Adult education. Nevada State College and Touro University Nevada are both located in nearby Henderson. Nevada State College (NSC is a four-year public college located in Henderson Nevada and is part of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE Touro University Nevada, ( TUN) is a Jewish -sponsored private non-profit institution of higher and professional education Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast The College of Southern Nevada has campuses in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson. The College of Southern Nevada ( CSN) is primarily a two-year College in Clark County, Nevada, with one four-year degree in Dental North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Henderson also is home to DeVry University and the Keller Graduate School of Management, as well as the University of Southern Nevada. The University of Southern Nevada (USN is a private non-profit University located in the city of Henderson Nevada with a satellite campus located in South Other private entities in the Las Vegas Valley include Apollo College, National University, ITT Technical Institute and Nova Southeastern University. A national university is a University created or run by a national government and may not be autonomous from Government interference ITT Technical Institute (often shortened to ITT Tech is a private for-profit, technical institute with 100 campuses in 35 states of the United States Nova Southeastern University ( NSU) is a selective Coeducational private Non-profit university in Davie, Florida,

Transportation

City Ride Bus Service is provided by the Transportation Services Division. The Robert N Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail (formerly MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail) is a 3 The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in Winchester, This limited service offers two routes in the downtown area with fare running from free to $0. 50 depending on age and disabilities. ^[20]

CAT Bus is a popular means of public transportation among locals and tourists with various bus routes covering a large portion of the valley. Citizens Area Transit (or CAT) is currently the name of the Bus system in the Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada area The CAT system carries approximately 175,000 people per weekday, or about 10 percent of the valley's population.

The Las Vegas Monorail runs from the MGM Grand Hotel at the south end of the Strip to the Sahara Hotel and Casino at the north end of the Strip. The Robert N Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail (formerly MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail) is a 3 The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip, which opened as a Hollywood themed resort The Sahara Hotel and Casino is a Hotel Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada.

The street numbering system is divided by the following streets:

• Westcliff Drive, US 95 Expressway, Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard divide the north-south block numbers from west to east. Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, best known for the Las Vegas Strip and its Casinos Formerly carrying US 91 There are many different numbering schemes for assigning Nominal numbers to entities US Route 95 is a north-south United States highway. Unlike many other US highways it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of the course caused by an encroaching Fremont Street is a street in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the second most famous street in the Las Vegas metropolitan area after the Las Vegas Strip State Route 159 is a 31003 mile east-west highway in southern Nevada, primarily serving the Las Vegas area
• Las Vegas Boulevard divides the east-west streets from the Las Vegas Strip to near the Stratosphere, then Main Street becomes the dividing line from the Stratosphere to the North Las Vegas border, after which the Goldfield Street alignment officially divides east and west. Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, best known for the Las Vegas Strip and its Casinos Formerly carrying US 91 The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6
• On the east side of Las Vegas, block numbers between Charleston Boulevard and Washington Avenue are different along Nellis Boulevard, which is the eastern border of the city limits. State Route 159 is a 31003 mile east-west highway in southern Nevada, primarily serving the Las Vegas area

McCarran International Airport provides commercial flights into the Las Vegas valley. McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. The airport also serves private aircraft, domestic and international passenger flights, and freight/cargo flights. General aviation traffic generally uses North Las Vegas Airport, other airfields are available. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. North Las Vegas Airport is an airport located three Nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the Central business district of Las Vegas, in Clark County Nevada operates several Airports McCarran International Airport, Paradise - The primary commercial airport for Las Vegas

Intercity bus service to Las Vegas is provided by traditional intercity bus carriers, including Greyhound; many charter services, including Green Tortoise; and several Chinatown bus lines. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States. The Green Tortoise is a self-described This article refers to intercity bus travel For Chinese-owned public transit within a single city see Dollar Van. Amtrak California also operates Deluxe Express Thruway Motorcoach dedicated service between the City and its nearest passenger rail station in Bakersfield, California. Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches locally contracted transit buses through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to

The Union Pacific Railroad is the only class one railroad to provide rail freight service to the city.

Until 1997, the Amtrak Desert Wind train service ran through Las Vegas using the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) rails that run through the city; Amtrak service to Las Vegas has since been replaced by Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus service. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Desert Wind was a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak from October 28, 1979 to May 10, 1997. Plans to restore Los Angeles to Las Vegas Amtrak service using a Talgo train have been discussed but no plan for a replacement has been implemented. Talgo is a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles It is best known for a design of articulated railway passenger cars in which the wheels are mounted

Some groups have proposed the California-Nevada Interstate Maglev line from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in order to ease the incoming and outgoing traffic congestion on I-15. The California-Nevada Interstate Maglev project is proposing the construction of a 269-mile Maglev Train line from Las Vegas Nevada to Anaheim California Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Interstate 15 (I-15 is the fourth-longest north-south transcontinental interstate highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California Another proposal, the Desert Xpress, would involve the privately-financed construction of a train from Victorville, California, to Las Vegas, using off-the-shelf high speed rail technology. Desert Xpress is a proposal to build a privately funded Passenger train from Victorville, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, using Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, US

Roads

Two major freeways - Interstate 15 and Interstate 515/U.S. Route 95 - cross in downtown Las Vegas. Route description Motorists in California leave the mountainous Mohave Desert and begin a long descent through Ivanpah Valley and Ivanpah Dry Interstate 515 (I-515 is a spur of Interstate 15 that runs from the junction of I-15 US 93 and US 95 (the "Spaghetti Bowl" Interchange In the US state of Nevada, US Route 95 is a major US highway traversing the state from north to south directly through Las Vegas and I-15 connects Las Vegas to Los Angeles and San Diego, California, and heads northeast to and beyond Salt Lake City, Utah. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U I-515 goes southeast to Henderson, beyond which US 93 continues over the Hoover Dam towards Phoenix, Arizona. Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast US Route 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States. Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, US 95 connects the city to northwestern Nevada, including Carson City and Reno. US 93 splits from I-15 northeast of Las Vegas and goes north through the eastern part of the state, serving Ely and Wells, and US 95 heads south from US 93 near Henderson through far eastern California. Ely (pronounced, rhyming with "freely" is a city in White Pine County, Nevada, in the United States. Wells is a town in Elko County, in northeast Nevada in the western United States. A three-quarters beltway has been built, consisting of Interstate 215 on the south and Clark County 215 on the west and north. The Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) is the name of the Beltway route circling three-quarters of the the Las Vegas valley The Las Vegas Beltway (officially named the Bruce Woodbury Beltway) is the name of the Beltway route circling three-quarters of the the Las Vegas valley Other radial routes include SR 160 to Pahrump and SR 147 to Lake Mead. State Route 160 is a State highway in southern Nevada, USA. It connects the southern Las Vegas Valley to U Pahrump is a Census-designated place (CDP in Nye County, Nevada, United States. State Route 147 is a short distance state highway located southern Nevada. Lake Mead is the largest man-made Lake and Reservoir in the United States.

With the notable exceptions of Las Vegas Boulevard, Boulder Highway, and Tonopah Highway (better known as the northern part of Rancho Drive), the majority of surface streets outside downtown Las Vegas are laid out along Public Land Survey System section lines. Las Vegas Boulevard is a major road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, best known for the Las Vegas Strip and its Casinos Formerly carrying US 91 Boulder Highway is a 17  Mile divided Roadway in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, USA. State Route 599 (SR 599 is a State highway in Clark County, Nevada. The Public Land Survey System (PLSS is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels particularly for titles and deeds of rural wild or undeveloped Many are maintained by the Nevada Department of Transportation as state highways. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT is a Governmental agency in the U State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts two of them related to a State government in a country that is divided

East-west roads, north to south^[21]

• Las Vegas Beltway (CC 215)
• Ann Road
• Craig Road (SR 573)
• Cheyenne Avenue (SR 574)
• Carey Avenue
• Lake Mead Boulevard (SR 147)
• Washington Avenue (SR 578)
• Summerlin Parkway, Bonanza Road (SR 579)
• Charleston Boulevard (SR 159)
• Sahara Avenue (SR 589)
• Desert Inn Road
• Spring Mountain Road (SR 591)
• Flamingo Road (SR 592)
• Tropicana Avenue (SR 593)
• Russell Road (SR 594)
• Sunset Road (SR 562)
• Warm Springs Road
• Blue Diamond Road (SR 160)
• Las Vegas Beltway (I-215), Lake Mead Parkway (SR 564)
• Horizon Ridge Parkway
• St. Rose Parkway (SR 146)

North-south roads, west to east

• Las Vegas Beltway (CC 215)
• Durango Drive
• Buffalo Drive
• Rainbow Boulevard (SR 595)
• Jones Boulevard (SR 596)
• Decatur Boulevard
• Valley View Boulevard
• Dean Martin Drive
• Las Vegas Boulevard (SR 604), Rancho Drive (SR 599)
• Paradise Road (SR 605)
• Maryland Parkway
• Eastern Avenue (SR 607)
• Pecos Road
• Lamb Boulevard (SR 610)
• Nellis Boulevard (SR 612)

Sister cities

Las Vegas has several Sister Cities:^[22]

• An San, South Korea
• Huludao, China
• Pernik, Bulgaria
• Phuket, Thailand
• Angeles City, Philippines
• Pamukkale, Turkey
• Tagaytay City, Philippines

See also

• Atomic Testing Museum
• Las Vegas weddings
• List of Las Vegans
• List of Las Vegas casinos that never opened
• List of films set in Las Vegas
• List of films shot in Las Vegas
• List of mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada
• List of radio stations in Las Vegas
• List of television shows set in Las Vegas
• Television stations in Las Vegas

References

External links

• City of Las Vegas, Nevada web site
• Official Tourism Site for Las Vegas and all of Clark County
• The First 100 Persons who Shaped Las Vegas
• Geologic tour guide of the Las Vegas area from American Geological Institute
• Las Vegas travel guide from Wikitravel

• Las Vegas, Nevada is at coordinates 36°10′34″N 115°08′13″W / 36.176, -115.137 (Las Vegas, Nevada)Coordinates: 36°10′34″N 115°08′13″W / 36.176, -115.137 (Las Vegas, Nevada)
• Las Vegas Weather Current,Forecast and Climatological Weather Information for Las Vegas

The American Geological Institute (AGI is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 100000 geologists geophysicists and Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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