Everything about North Las Vegas Nevada totally explained
North Las Vegas is a city in
Clark County,
Nevada,
United States, located in the
Las Vegas metropolitan area. The population of North Las Vegas is at an estimated 215,026 as of July 1, 2007 making it the 3rd largest city in Nevada after
Las Vegas and
Henderson
The city is just north of
Las Vegas and the unincorporated town of
Sunrise Manor. It is home to the
planned communities of Aliante and Eldorado.
History
North Las Vegas Airport (formerly Sky Haven Airport) was established on
December 7,
1941.
North Las Vegas was incorporated as a city on
May 16,
1946.
Geography
The city is located in the desert southwest, in the middle of the
Mojave Desert.
North Las Vegas is located at (36.228511, -115.146593).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 78.5
square miles (203.3
km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 115,488 people, 34,018 households, and 27,112 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,471.0 people per square mile (568.0/km²). There were 36,600 housing units at an average density of 466.2/sq mi (180.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 55.93%
White, 19.02%
African American, 0.82%
Native American, 3.24%
Asian, 0.53%
Pacific Islander, 15.78% from
other races, and 4.68% from two or more races. 37.61% was
Hispanic or
Latino, of any race.
There were 34,018 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were
married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the city the population was spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,057, and the median income for a family was $46,540. Males had a median income of $32,205 versus $25,836 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,023. About 11.8% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
North Las Vegas is probably best known for being near (but not the home of)
Nellis Air Force Base. Citizens Area Transit (CAT) provides bus service in the city, as it does throughout the
Las Vegas metropolitan area.
The city also has a municipal / commercial airport facility,
North Las Vegas Airport.
Vision Airlines, a
regional airline and
sightseeing airline, maintains its hub here. International and domestic airline travel for the entire metropolitan area is handled at
McCarran International Airport, south of North Las Vegas and Las Vegas.
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