Clark County, Nevada
Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,265,461.[1] It is the most populous county in Nevada. Las Vegas, the state’s most populous city, is also the county seat.
| Clark County, Nevada | |
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 Location in the state of Nevada | |
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| Founded | 1909 |
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| Largest City | Las Vegas |
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| Named for: William A. Clark | |
The county was formed by the Nevada Legislature by splitting off a portion of Lincoln County on February 5, 1909,[2] and came into existence on July 1, 1909.[3]
The county is famously the location of the Las Vegas Strip, with huge casinos and hotels that attract many tourists every year.
Clark County, Nevada Media
Kyle Canyon in the Mount Charleston Wilderness
Calico basin in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
2015 income distribution by household in Las Vegas.
Population living below federal poverty line by census tracts covering Clark County.
Map of racial distribution in Las Vegas, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Other (yellow)
The Las Vegas Strip looking south
The entrance to the affluent MacDonald Highlands in Henderson
Enterprise, Nevada as seen from neighboring Southern Highlands
The Regional Justice Center in Downtown Las Vegas.*Like many postmodern buildings, the RJC is not perfectly rectangular, which is why some of the lines in the photo appear strange.
The Clark County Detention Center
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References
- ↑ QuickFacts: Clark County, NevadaU.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, January 4, 2009; Joseph Nathan Kane, The American Counties (4th Ed.), (The Scarecrow Press, 1983), p479-480
- ↑ Squires, C. P.. The History of NevadaNevada's Online State News Journal. p. 801. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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