Las Vegas
Las Vegas | |
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| City of Las Vegas | |
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| Etymology: Spanish: Las vegas (English: The meadows) | |
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 Interactive map of Las Vegas | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W / 36.17500°N 115.13639°WCoordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W / 36.17500°N 115.13639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nevada |
| County |  Clark |
| Founded | May 15, 1905 |
| Incorporated | March 16, 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Carolyn Goodman (I) |
| • City Council | Members
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| • City manager | Scott D. Adams |
| Area | |
| • City | 141.84 sq mi (367.36 km2) |
| • Land | 141.78 sq mi (367.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,001 ft (610 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 641,903 |
| • Rank | 26th in the United States 1st in Nevada |
| • Density | 4,527.46/sq mi (1,748.01/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,265,461 (29th) |
| Demonym(s) | Las Vegan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 702 & 725 |
| FIPS code | 32-40000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 847388 |
| Major airport | LAS |
| Interstate Highways | I-15, I-515 |
| Other major highways | US 93, US 95, NV 159, NV 599, NV 604, CC 215 |
| Website | lasvegasnevada |
Las Vegas is a city in the American state of Nevada. There were 640,932 people living in the city in 2015, and more than 2,000,000 people living in the metropolitan area. It is the largest city in Nevada. Las Vegas is also the county seat of Clark County. Carolyn Goodman became the mayor in 2011.
Politics[change | change source]
Las Vegas leans to the left. Three of the four congressional districts in Nevada include parts of Las Vegas, and all three congresspeople representing those districts are Democrats from Las Vegas.
History[change | change source]
Native Americans were the first to reside in the area, specifically the Paiute tribe. It was first called Las Vegas (which means The Meadows in the Spanish language) by the Spanish. The city is known for its dry weather, as is the rest of southern Nevada. It is surrounded by desert.
The US Army built Fort Baker there in 1864. Las Vegas has natural springs, where people used to stop for water when they were going to Los Angeles or other places in California.
In 1905, 110 acres owned by William A. Clark, on which he built a railroad to Southern California were auctioned and Las Vegas was founded as a railroad town.[7] Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911.
The Hispanic population in Las Vegas is growing and has rapidly increased. Most Latino Las Vegas residents are of Mexican, Cuban and Salvadoran descent.[8] Las Vegas also has a small Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Spaniard, Peruvian, Colombian, Honduran, Nicaraguan and Argentine population. The most common European ancestries in Las Vegas are German, Irish, Italian, Polish, French, Scottish, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch and Welsh. Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indian and Chinese is the most common Asian ancestries.[9]
People[change | change source]
There is a Mexican, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Jewish, Croatian, Polish, Filipino, Indian, Ethiopian and Chilean community in Las Vegas.[10]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed.). Merriam-Webster. 1997. p. 633. ISBN 978-0877795469.
- ↑ "Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for New Orleans and Las Vegas". VOA News. March 13, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ↑ Lovitt, Rob (December 15, 2009). "Will the real Las Vegas please stand up?". NBC News. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Las Vegas city, Nevada". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "LasVegasNevada.Gov". Las Vegas City Hall. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ↑ "A booming Hispanic population in Las Vegas". 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas".
- ↑ The Peoples Of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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