Las Vegas
Geography
Las
Vegas is situated at the southern tip of Nevada in the Great Basin - the western region
between the Sierra Nevada and Wasatch mountain ranges - which contains isolated mountains
and has no drainage to the ocean. Official elevation of the city is 2,174 feet.
The communities of the Las Vegas area offers many lifestyle choices.
Golf communities, waterscaped communities, and scenic locations are just a few of
the choices. A popular retirement destination, there are many special retirement
communities. Browse through these websites or contact Carson for details on your
community choice.
Serving home buyers and sellers in Boulder,
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Nevada. Over 1500 new home floor plans and
hundreds of resales available. Contact Carson for information on gated communities
and gold course homes.
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Square mileage
| Clark County |
7,910 |
| Las Vegas |
84 |
| Las Vegas
Valley |
514 |
| Nevada |
109,806 |
More
than 5,000 people move to Las Vegas each month, making it one of the country's fastest
growing cities.
2001 Population
By city
| Boulder City |
14,839 |
| Henderson |
199,333 |
| Las Vegas |
506,111 |
| North Las Vegas |
129,196 |
| Mesquite |
12,134 |
| Unincorporated rural areas |
25,512 |
| Unincorporated
urban areas |
610,947 |
| Total Clark County |
1,498,279 |
Source: Las Vegas Perspective 2002
Length of Residence in years
| Less
than one |
6.3% |
| One to five |
23.5% |
| Six
to 10 |
19.0% |
| 11 to 20 |
20.5% |
| More
than 20 |
30.7% |
Source: Las Vegas Perspective 2002
