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Las Vegas, [a] often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. [6][7] Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort ...
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2]
Website. clarkcountynv.gov. Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada, which also comprises the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The land area of Clark County is 8,061 square miles (20,880 km 2), or roughly the size of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,265,461.
Contents. List of counties in Nevada. There are 16 counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Nevada. On November 25, 1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. [ 1 ] Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, with 11 counties. [ 1 ] In 1969, Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated ...
Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals.. Nevada is the driest state in the United States. [3] It is made up of mostly desert and semi-arid climate regions, and, with the exception of the Las Vegas Valley, the average summer diurnal temperature range approaches 40 °F (22 °C) in much of the state.
State Route 147 (SR 147) is a state highway serving the Las Vegas Valley in southern Nevada. It is signed as Lake Mead Boulevard and runs from Interstate 15 (I-15) and U.S. Route 93 (US 93) in North Las Vegas east to the border of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It is not to be confused with Lake Mead Parkway (formerly Lake Mead Drive ...
Nevada (/ n ə ˈ v æ d ə,-v ɑː-/ ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, - VAH-, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. [c] It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east.
Scenic. ← SR 159. → SR 161. State Route 160 (SR 160) is a state highway in southern Nevada, United States. It connects the southern Las Vegas Valley to U.S. Route 95 (US 95) northwest of the city via the Pahrump Valley. The southern part of the route sees heavy traffic, mostly due to Pahrump 's continued growth as a Las Vegas bedroom community.