Paradise, Nevada

Census-designated place and unincorporated town
	Location of Paradise in Clark County, Nevada
	Coordinates: 36°4′55″N 115°7′29″W / 36.08194°N 115.12472°W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Clark
Founded	December 8, 1950; 75 years ago
Founded by	Clark County Commission
Named for	Paradise Valley
Area
• Total	42.40 sq mi (109.83 km2)
• Land	42.40 sq mi (109.83 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,057 ft (627 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	191,238
• Density	4,509.90/sq mi (1,741.28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
FIPS code	32-54600
GNIS feature ID	0845094
Website	Paradise Town Advisory Board

Paradise is an unincorporated town^[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is close to the city of Las Vegas and contains most of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 191,238 at the 2020 census,^[2] making it the unincorporated town with the most people in Nevada. It was founded on December 8, 1950.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) school mascot was Beauregard, a wolf dressed in a gray military field jacket and Confederate cap in 1970.^[4]^[5] Beauregard was named for CSA Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard.