City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States

Overview of Las Vegas

• Name:
  Las Vegas
• Official Name:
  City of Las Vegas
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Clark County, Nevada, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  In 1829, Antonio Armijo recognized the value of a beaver-created meadow when he came upon a rich mosaic of springs, mesquite, grass meadows, and an abundant population of beaver in what is now souther Nevada. He named the place "Las Vegas" which means "the meadows". Lopez, Barry, and Gwartney, Debra (eds.), 2006, Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape: Trinity University Press, San Antonio, TX, pg 31.
• History (GNIS):
  Incorporated in 1911.
• Surveys:
  Mount Diablo Meridian
  

  Range 59 East
  

  Townships: 18 South, 19 South, 20 South, 21 South

  Range 60 East
  

  Townships: 18 South, 19 South, 20 South, 21 South

  Range 61 East
  

  Townships: 20 South, 21 South

  Range 62 East
  

  Townships: 20 South
• County Seat of:
  Clark County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:36.174970536° 10' 29.9"N

  Longitude:-115.1372230115° 08' 14.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Bonanza Village 1.7 mi. W
  • North Las Vegas 2 mi. NE
  • Vegas Heights 2 mi. NW
  • Eastland Heights 3.1 mi. NW
  • Winchester 3.3 mi. S
  • Wann (North Las Vegas) 4.2 mi. N
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Bunker's Eden Vale Memorial Park 0.7 mi. N
  • Woodlawn 1 mi. NE
  • Memory Gardens 8.1 mi. NW
• Population:
  478,434
• Elevation:
  610 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  258124066
• Updated Apr 19, 2020