Location :
Las Vegas is in Clark County Nevada just outside Las Vegas (one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States).The City of Las Vegas forms the southern edge of vegas. Las Vegas is located just a few miles from McCarran International Airport; and the Las Vegas Executive Airport.
Population:
591,536
(July 1, 2006) #1 Cityin Nevada (28 USA)
Established:
Although established in 1905, Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911.
Awards & Highlights:
In 2007, Prevention Magazine named Las Vegas in “The Best Walking Cities”.
Las Vegas was ranked in the top 10 for walking cities in America.
2006, Money magazine ranked Las Vegas 20th in its annual list of the top 100 places to live in the U.S.
City Motto :: "What happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas "
Neighborhoods::
Master-planned residential areas of include Las Vegas Anthem, Anthem Country Club, Black Mountain Vistas, Calico Ridge, Champion Village, Green Valley, Green Valley Ranch, Inspirada, Lake Las Vegas, MacDonald Highlands, MacDonald Ranch, Madeira Canyon , Seven Hills, Sun City Anthem, Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Tuscany Residential Village, and Whitney Ranch.
College & University ::
Touro University Nevada
University of Southern Nevada
Nevada State College.
Points of interest in Las Vegas
* Acacia Demonstration Gardens
* Art Emporium
* Clark County Museum
* Ethel M Botanical Cactus Gardens
* Ethel M Chocolates Factory
* Galleria at Sunset
* Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa, and Casino
* The District at Green Valley Ranch
* Fiesta Las Vegas
* Las Vegas Bird Viewing Preserve and Water Reclamation Facility
* Las Vegas Pavilion
* Lake Las Vegas
* Sunset Station Hotel and Casino
* Towbin Dodge, "Chop" Towbin's dealership featured on A&E sitcom King of Cars
* Veteran's Wall
* Wildhorse Golf Club
* Black Mountain Recreation Center
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 gambling, shopping, and entertainment. With the growth that followed, at the close of the century Las Vegas became the most populous American city founded in the 20th century (a distinction held by Chicago in the 19th century). As the 28th most populous city in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the most populous cities in the American West.
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. This 4.5-mile (7.2-km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is mostly outside the city limits, in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester.
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. Once officially referred to as Sin City, this image made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs.