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Las Vegas is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States. The city is the largest to be founded in the 20th century, and is a major vacation, shopping, and gambling destination. Las Vegas was established in 1905, and officially became a city in 1911. Las Vegas has been the county seat of Clark County since the formation of the county in 1909. The 2000 census reported that the city had a population of 478,434 [1]. The Census Bureau’s official population estimate as of 2004 was 534,847. The city’s Planning and Development Department reported an increase of 41,126 in 2005, for a total population of 575,973. [2]. Recent figures place the population for the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes all of Clark County, at over 1.6 Million people (2004 [3]), and the region is the fastest growing in the United States.

The name Las Vegas is often applied to the unincorporated areas of Clark County that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip. This 4½ mi (7¼ km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is mostly outside the Las Vegas city limits, in the unincorporated town of Paradise.

The center of gambling in the US, Las Vegas is sometimes called Sin City due to the popularity of legalized gambling, availability of alcoholic beverages any time (like all of Nevada), various forms and degrees of adult entertainment, and legalized prostitution in nearby counties (it is illegal, though, in Las Vegas and Clark County; Nevada law prohibits prostitution in counties which have populations greater than 400,000). The nickname favored by local government and promoters of tourism is The Entertainment Capital of the World. The city’s glamorous image has made it a popular setting for films and television programs.

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Nickname(s): “The Entertainment Capital of the World”, “Sin City,” “Capital of Second Chances”

Location of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada
Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W / 36.175, -115.13639
Country United States
State Nevada
County Clark County
Government
- Type Council-Manager
- Mayor Oscar B. Goodman (D)
- City Manager Douglas Selby
Area
- City 131.3 sq mi (340.0 km²)
- Land 131.2 sq mi (339.8 km²)
- Water 0.1 sq mi (0.16 km²)
Elevation 2,001 ft (610 m)
Population (2007)[1]
- City 558,880
- Density 4,154/sq mi (1,604/km²)
- Metro 1,836,333
Time zone PST (UTC−8)
- Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7)
ZIP codes
Area code(s) 702
FIPS code 32-40000
GNIS feature ID 0847388
Website: City of Las Vegas Nevada

Links

• Official Government Website
• Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
• Las Vegas information
• PBS American Experience 100 years of Las Vegas History
• Las Vegas Casino
• Las Vegas Casino Games
• Las Vegas Ideal Casino
• Las Vegas Net Casino
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth

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