North Las Vegas, Nevada North Las Vegas, Nevada Official seal of North Las Vegas, Nevada Location of North Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada Location of North Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada North Las Vegas, Nevada is positioned in the US North Las Vegas, Nevada - North Las Vegas, Nevada North Las Vegas is a town/city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, positioned in the Las Vegas Valley.
It is positioned in the Las Vegas Paradise, NV MSA and is the fourth biggest city in the state of Nevada.
Mountains of the Las Vegas Range encircling the exterior of North Las Vegas, 2006 Located in the southwestern United States in the Mojave Desert, North Las Vegas sits north and east of Las Vegas.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, North Las Vegas has a total region of 101.4 square miles (262.6 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.04%, is water. In the Las Vegas Valley, a several mountain peaks are nearby.
Due to its locale within the Mojave Desert, North Las Vegas has a desert climate.
The United States Enumeration Bureau listed North Las Vegas, as well as the Las Vegas urbane area, as one of the quickest burgeoning regions in the United States.
At the census of 2010, there were 216,961 citizens residing in North Las Vegas.
However, high-tech businesses, including solar and green technology, and custom manufacturing facilities are moving to North Las Vegas including Faraday Future. North Las Vegas City Hall at evening The town/city of North Las Vegas provides recreational amenities, police and fire protection, and water and wastewater services.
The town/city manager and town/city attorney are appointed by, and report to the City Council.
The town/city manager's administration consists of an Economic Development Division, Strategic Planning Division, improve Outreach Division, Communications and Marketing Division and the following departments: Administrative Services, City Clerk, Community Services and Development, Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Police, Public Works, the North Las Vegas Library District, and Utilities.
The City of North Las Vegas operates an extensive fitness of open spaces, parks and leisure services.
The town/city also runs two recreation centers, Neighborhood Recreation Center and Silver Mesa Recreation Center each offering a full array of recreational and public classes, a gym and public room.
North Las Vegas park officials recently[when?] instead of 10 miles (16 km) of county-wide trails along the Lower Las Vegas Wash and along the Upper Las Vegas Wash.
The North Las Vegas Library District operates three full-service libraries North Las Vegas Library, Aliante Library and Alexander Library.
The North Las Vegas Library, positioned at 2300 Civic Center Drive, was the city's first library to open in 1966.
This library is nestled against the adjoining Nature Discovery Park, one of the most prominent recreation amenities in North Las Vegas.
North Las Vegas is home to the Cheyenne Campus of the College of Southern Nevada. The institution covers an region of roughly 80 acres (32 ha) and provides for a broad range of different courses. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is planning to open a branch in North Las Vegas near the I-215 Beltway. Primary and secondary school students in North Las Vegas are served by the Clark County School District (CCSD), the fifth-largest in the United States with over 300,000 students enrolled in any of its 357 schools. CCSD has a workforce of over 35,000 citizens , and is considered a primary employer in the county. Domestic and global airline travel for the entire urbane region is handled at Mc - Carran International Airport, south of Las Vegas, adjoining to the Las Vegas Strip.
The North Las Vegas Airport, formerly known as Sky Haven Airport, was established on December 7, 1941.
RTC Transit provides bus service in the city, as it does throughout the Las Vegas urbane area.
The primary highways/roads serving North Las Vegas are I-15, Clark County Highway 215, and Las Vegas Boulevard.
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"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): North Las Vegas city, Nevada".
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City of North Las Vegas Communications Division 2013 North Las Vegas Community Report North Las Vegas, Nevada City of North Las Vegas official website North Las Vegas Las Vegas Valley
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