Profile for Las Vegas, Nevada, NV

Mormon missionaries built an adobe fort here in 1855. They left three years later and Octavius Decatur Gass developed Las Vegas Rancho on the site.

The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (later Union Pacific) bought the site in 1905 and auctioned off lots. Gambling was legalized in 1931, but casino development really began after World War II, when Bugsy Siegel opened the Flamingo.

Eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes began buying hotels and casinos in the late 1960s.

In recent years, the city has recast itself as a popular family vacation spot.

Awarded the Guinness World Record for "Highest Density of Hotel Rooms," it has more than 109,000 rooms

Public transportation: Citizens Area Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Las Vegas received national attention for 1997 title fight in which Mike Tyson took a bite out of the ear of opponent Evander Holyfield

Filming location for:
· 1995 movie, "Leaving Las Vegas"
· 2001 movie, "Ocean's Eleven"
· 1998 movie, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
· 2007 movie, "Ocean's Thirteen"
· 2007 movie, "Lucky You"
· 2007 movie, "Into the Wild"

Census 2000 highlights: City with the fourth largest population growth in the 1990s (218,600 people)

Well-known residents have included:
· Andre Agassi, tennis player

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, It's a Grind, Panera Bread, Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Pacific Islands Festival - Sept. 15-16, 2007
• CineVegas - June 8-16, 2007
• Snow Mountain Pow Wow - May 26-28, 2007

Performing arts: Las Vegas Philharmonic, Nevada Jazz Orchestra, Nevada Dance Theatre

Nearby parks & recreation: Bitter Springs Back Country Byway, Floyd Lamb State Park, Nellis Dunes, Lee Canyon Recreation Area, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Valley of Fire State Park

Scenic roads: Red Rock Canyon Scenic Byway

Las Vegas attractions: Circus Circus, Caesars, MGM Grand, Mirage, Tropicana, Stratosphere Tower

Sports teams: 51s (minor league baseball), Gladiators (Arena Football League), Wranglers (ECHL)

Historic routes: Old Spanish Trail

Historic sites and museums: Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Liberace Museum, Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort Historic Park

Colleges and universities: University of Nevada, Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas College

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 123

Quotes:
The night before I left Las Vegas I walked out in the desert to look at the moon. There was a jeweled city on the horizon, spires rising in the night, but the jewels were diadems of electric and the spires were the neon of signs ten stories high.
-- An American Dream
Norman Mailer

Songs:
· "Leaving Las Vegas" (Sheryl Crow)
· "Viva Las Vegas"

Listed places near Las Vegas

Airports (2)

Archives (4)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (3)

Colleges (1)

Communities (5)

Hotels (135)

Libraries (14)

Museums (6)

Ski areas (1)

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• Transportation & commute times in Las Vegas
• Clark County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Nevada
• State data - Nevada
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Las Vegas demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Clark County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Las Vegas area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 89128 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Las Vegas city government
• Clark County government
• Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
• Las Vegas tourism

12% of Las Vegas residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Las Vegas ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Las Vegas
• Cemeteries in Clark County
• Libraries in or near Las Vegas

Post a query on a message board:

• Clark County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - NV data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Dance

• Nevada Dance Theatre

Music

• Las Vegas Philharmonic
• Nevada Jazz Orchestra

• Las Vegas area attractions
• Las Vegas museums
• Las Vegas historic sites
• Las Vegas area parks
• Wineries near Las Vegas

• The Man Who Invented Las Vegas

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• Las Vegas area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Clark County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Nevada cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Las Vegas
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Clark County

• Las Vegas business guide
• Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Nevada
• Local ordinances in Nevada (Partial selection)

• Crime in Clark County
• Arrests in Clark County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Nevada
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Las Vegas was $22,060, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Clark County economic census
• Clark County economic summary
• Clark County employment growth
• Clark County unemployment rate
• Nevada economic data

18% of Las Vegas residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Las Vegas
• Colleges in Nevada
• Learning Disabilities Association in Nevada
• Schools in or near Las Vegas
• School districts in or near Las Vegas
• Yearbooks (old) of Nevada high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Las Vegas
• Movies playing in or near Las Vegas
• Tickets to local concerts, sporting events & theaters
• YouTube videos about Las Vegas

• Air pollution in Clark County
• Diesel soot in Clark County
• Land contamination in Clark County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Nevada
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Clark County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Nevada

Las Vegas festival dates:

• Pacific Islands Festival - Sept. 15-16, 2007
• CineVegas - June 8-16, 2007
• Snow Mountain Pow Wow - May 26-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Las Vegas festival web sites:

• CineVegas

• ePodunk festival listings
• Nevada county fairs
• Nevada festivals (Nevada tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Las Vegas

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Las Vegas
• Geocaches in Nevada

• Las Vegas items now on sale

• Las Vegas local government Web site
• Clark County government
• Nevada state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Las Vegas medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Las Vegas
• Historic sites in Nevada
• Museums in or near Las Vegas
• Museums in Nevada
• Nevada state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Clark County genealogy forum

Median rent in Las Vegas, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $632.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,164.

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• Property and neighborhood reports
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• Jobs in the Las Vegas area
• Job services in Nevada
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Las Vegas include Clark County Library, Enterprise Library, Las Vegas Library, Meadows Village Library & Homework Center, Mount Charleston Library, Rainbow Library, Sahara West Library, Spring Valley Library, Summerlin Library, Sunrise Library ... View libraries

• Nevada library

• Get directions from Las Vegas
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• Census map of Las Vegas area
• Historic maps of NV cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Nevada
• Topographic map of Las Vegas

Newspapers in Las Vegas include Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun

TV stations in Las Vegas include KFBT, KINC, KLAS, KLVX, KTNV, KVBC, KVWB.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by KCEP., KCNV., KNPR., KUNV.

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• Search recent news archives in Nevada

• Military bases in Nevada
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Las Vegas
• Search obituaries in Nevada
• Recent death notices - selected NV newspapers

• Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Nevada
• Lions clubs in Nevada
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Las Vegas
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Las Vegas

• Parks near Las Vegas
• National forests in Nevada
• Ski areas near Las Vegas
• Ski areas in Nevada
• State parks in Nevada

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Clark County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Las Vegas political report.

• Nevada Democratic party
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• Clark County elections board
• Nevada elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Las Vegas
• Total membership by faith, in Clark County

Las Vegas restaurants taking online reservations include Agave - Las Vegas, AJ's Steakhouse, Alize at the Top of the Palms Casino Resort, Andre's at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, Andre's French Restaurant, Aqua Knox, Bertolini's - West Las Vegas, Binion's Ranch Steakhouse, BOA Steakhouse, Bootlegger Bistro ... View restaurants

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for NV

The average commute time for Las Vegas workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 148 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Las Vegas between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

• Las Vegas travel guide
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• Nevada tourism bureau

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