لاس وگاس

لاس وگاس

لاس وگاس نام یکی از شهرهای آمریکاست، جایی که شاید نام آشنا باشد چون در فیلم های هالیوود زیاد از آن نام برده می شود. امروز تصمیم گرفتیم که شهر وگاس یا همان لاس وگاس را به صورت کامل به شما عزیزان معرفی کنیم و بگوییم که لاس وگاس دقیقا کجاست و علت دقیق شهرت این شهر چیست؟ اگر شما هم در رابطه با فاینداتور فقط می دانید که شهری شلوغ است و تفریحات زیادی دارد با فاینداتور همراه شوید تا به این شهر پرجنب و جوش سر بزنیم.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas (lɒsˈveɪɡəs; Spa ish fo The Meadows), of e k ow simply as Vegas, is he 26 h-mos populous ci y i he U i ed S a es, he mos populous ci y i he s a e of Nevada, a d he cou y sea of Cla k Cou y. The ci y a cho s he Las Vegas Valley me opoli a a ea a d is he la ges ci y wi hi he g ea e Mojave Dese .7 Las Vegas is a i e a io ally e ow ed majo eso ci y, k ow p ima ily fo i s gambli g, shoppi g, fi e di i g, e e ai me , a d igh life. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole se ves as he leadi g fi a cial, comme cial, a d cul u al ce e fo Nevada.

The ci y bills i self as The E e ai me Capi al of he Wo ld, a d is famous fo i s mega casi o-ho els a d associa ed ac ivi ies. I is a op h ee des i a io i he U i ed S a es fo busi ess co ve io s a d a global leade i he hospi ali y i dus y, claimi g mo e AAA Five Diamo d ho els ha a y o he ci y i he wo ld.8910 Today, Las Vegas a ually a ks as o e of he wo ld’s mos visi ed ou is des i a io s.1112 The ci y’s ole a ce fo ume ous fo ms of adul e e ai me ea ed i he i le of Si Ci y,13 a d has made Las Vegas a popula se i g fo li e a u e, films, elevisio p og ams, a d music videos.

Las Vegas was se led i 1905 a d officially i co po a ed i 1911. A he close of he 20 h ce u y, i was he mos popula ed No h Ame ica ci y fou ded wi hi ha ce u y (a simila dis i c io was ea ed by Chicago i he 19 h ce u y). Popula io g ow h has accele a ed si ce he 1960s, a d be wee 1990 a d 2000 he popula io ea ly doubled, i c easi g by 85.2%. Rapid g ow h has co i ued i o he 21s ce u y, a d acco di g o he U i ed S a es Ce sus Bu eau, he ci y had 641,903 eside s i 2020,5 wi h a me opoli a popula io of 2,227,053.14

As wi h mos majo me opoli a a eas, he ame of he p ima y ci y (Las Vegas i his case) is of e used o desc ibe a eas beyo d official ci y limi s. I he case of Las Vegas, his especially applies o he a eas o a d ea he Las Vegas S ip, which a e ac ually loca ed wi hi he u i co po a ed commu i ies of Pa adise a d Wi ches e .1516

Co e s

Topo ymy

The a ea was amed Las Vegas, which is Spa ish fo he meadows, as i fea u ed abu da wild g asses, as well as he dese sp i g wa e s eeded by wes wa d avele s.17

His o y

Nomadic Paleo-I dia s aveled o Las Vegas 10,000 yea s ago, leavi g behi d pe oglyphs. A asazi a d Paiu e ibes followed a leas 2,000 yea s ago.

A you g Mexica scou amed Rafael Rive a is c edi ed as he fi s o -Na ive Ame ica o e cou e he valley, i 1829.18192021 T ade A o io A mijo led a 60-ma pa y alo g he Spa ish T ail o Los A geles, Califo ia i 1829.2219 I 1844, Joh C. F émo a ived; his w i i gs helped lu e pio ee s o he a ea. Dow ow Las Vegas’s F emo S ee is amed af e him.

Eleve yea s la e , membe s of The Chu ch of Jesus Ch is of La e -day Sai s chose Las Vegas as he si e o build a fo halfway be wee Sal Lake Ci y a d Los A geles, whe e hey would avel o ga he supplies. The fo was aba do ed seve al yea s af e wa d. The emai de of his Old Mo mo Fo ca s ill be see a he i e sec io of Las Vegas Bouleva d a d Washi g o Ave ue.

Las Vegas was fou ded as a ci y i 1905, whe 110 ac es (45 ha) of la d adjace o he U io Pacific Rail oad acks we e auc io ed i wha would become he dow ow a ea. I 1911, Las Vegas was i co po a ed as a ci y.23

۱۹۳۱ was a pivo al yea fo Las Vegas. A ha ime, Nevada legalized casi o gambli g a d educed eside cy equi eme s fo divo ce o six weeks. This yea also wi essed he begi i g of co s uc io o ea by Hoove Dam. The i flux of co s uc io wo ke s a d hei families helped Las Vegas avoid eco omic calami y du i g he G ea Dep essio . The co s uc io wo k was comple ed i 1935.

I la e 1941, Las Vegas A my Ai field was es ablished. Re amed Nellis Ai Fo ce Base i 1950, i is ow home o he U i ed S a es Ai Fo ce Thu de bi ds ae oba ic eam.24

Followi g Wo ld Wa II, lavishly deco a ed ho els, gambli g casi os, a d big- ame e e ai me became sy o ymous wi h Las Vegas.

I 1951, uclea weapo s es i g bega a he Nevada Tes Si e, 65 miles (105 km) o hwes of Las Vegas. Du i g his ime, he ci y was ick amed he A omic Ci y. Reside s a d visi o s we e able o wi ess he mush oom clouds (a d we e exposed o he fallou ) u il 1963 whe he Pa ial Nuclea Tes Ba T ea y equi ed ha uclea es s be moved u de g ou d.25

I 1955, he Mouli Rouge Ho el ope ed a d became he fi s acially i eg a ed casi o-ho el i Las Vegas.

The ico ic Welcome o Las Vegas sig , which has eve bee loca ed wi hi mu icipal limi s, was c ea ed i 1959 by Be y Willis.26

Du i g he 1960s, co po a io s a d busi ess ycoo s such as Howa d Hughes we e buildi g a d buyi g ho el-casi o p ope ies. Gambli g was efe ed o as gami g, which a si io ed i i o a legi ima e busi ess. Lea i g f om Las Vegas, published du i g his e a, asked a chi ec s o ake i spi a io f om he ci y’s highly deco a ed buildi gs, helpi g o s a he pos mode a chi ec u e moveme .

I 1995, he F emo S ee Expe ie ce ope ed i Las Vegas’s dow ow a ea. This ca opied five-block a ea fea u es 12.5 millio LED ligh s a d 550,000 wa s of sou d f om dusk u il mid igh du i g shows held a he op of each hou .

Due o he ealiza io of ma y evi aliza io effo s, 2012 was dubbed The Yea of Dow ow . P ojec s wo h hu d eds of millio s of dolla s made hei debu a his ime, i cludi g he Smi h Ce e fo he Pe fo mi g A s, he DISCOVERY Child e ‘s Museum, he Mob Museum, he Neo Museum, a ew Ci y Hall complex, a d e ova io s fo a ew Zappos.com co po a e headqua e s i he old Ci y Hall buildi g.1727

Geog aphy

Las Vegas is si ua ed wi hi Cla k Cou y, i a basi o he floo of he Mojave Dese ,28 a d is su ou ded by mou ai a ges o all sides. Much of he la dscape is ocky a d a id, wi h dese vege a io a d wildlife. I ca be subjec ed o o e ial flash floods, al hough much has bee do e o mi iga e he effec s of flash floods h ough imp oved d ai age sys ems.29

The peaks su ou di g Las Vegas each eleva io s of ove 10,000 fee (3,000 m), a d ac as ba ie s o he s o g flow of mois u e f om he su ou di g a ea. The eleva io is app oxima ely 2,030 f (620 m) above sea level. Acco di g o he U i ed S a es Ce sus Bu eau, he ci y has a o al a ea of 135.86 sq mi (351.9 km2), of which 135.81 sq mi (351.7 km2) is la d a d 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) (0.03%) is wa e .

Af e Alaska a d Califo ia, Nevada is he hi d mos seismically ac ive s a e i he U.S. I has bee es ima ed by he U i ed S a es Geological Su vey (USGS) ha ove he ex 50 yea s, he e is a 10–۲۰% cha ce of a M6.0 o g ea e ea hquake occu i g wi hi 50 km (31 mi) of Las Vegas.30

Wi hi he ci y, he e a e ma y law s, ees a d o he g ee e y. Due o wa e esou ce issues, he e has bee a moveme o e cou age xe iscapes. A o he pa of co se va io effo s is scheduled wa e i g days fo eside ial la dscapi g. A U.S. E vi o me al P o ec io Age cy g a i 2008 fu ded a p og am ha a alyzed a d fo ecas g ow h a d e vi o me al impac s h ough 2019.

Clima e

Las Vegas has a sub opical ho dese clima e (Köppe clima e classifica io : BWh), ypical of he Mojave Dese i which i lies. This clima e is ypified by lo g, ex emely ho summe s; wa m a si io al seaso s; a d sho wi e s wi h mild days a d cool igh s. The e is abu da su shi e h oughou he yea , wi h a ave age of 310 su y days a d b igh su shi e du i g 86% of all dayligh hou s.3132 Rai fall is sca ce, wi h a ave age of 4.2 i (110 mm) dispe sed be wee oughly 26 o al ai y days pe yea .33 Las Vegas is amo g he su ies , d ies , a d leas humid loca io s i No h Ame ica, wi h excep io ally low dew poi s a d humidi y ha some imes emai below 10%.34

The summe mo hs of Ju e h ough Sep embe a e ex emely ho , hough mode a ed by ex emely low humidi y. July is he ho es mo h, wi h a ave age day ime high of 104.5 °F (40.3 °C). O ave age, 137 days pe yea each o exceed 90 °F (32 °C), of which 78 days each 100 °F (38 °C) a d 10 days each 110 °F (43 °C). Du i g he peak i e si y of summe , ove igh lows f eque ly emai above 80 °F (27 °C), a d occasio ally above 85 °F (29 °C).31 While mos summe days a e co sis e ly ho , d y, a d cloudless, he No h Ame ica Mo soo spo adically i e up s his pa e a d b i gs mo e cloud cove , hu de s o ms, ligh i g, i c eased humidi y, a d b ief spells of heavy ai . The wi dow of oppo u i y fo he mo soo o affec Las Vegas usually falls be wee July a d Augus , al hough his is i co sis e a d va ies co side ably i i s impac f om yea o yea . Summe i Las Vegas is ma ked by a sig ifica diu al va ia io ; while less ex eme ha o he pa s of he s a e, igh ime lows i Las Vegas a e of e 30 °F (16.7 °C) o mo e lowe ha day ime highs.35

Las Vegas wi e s a e sho a d ge e ally ve y mild, wi h chilly (bu a ely cold) day ime empe a u es. As i all seaso s, su shi e is abu da . Decembe is bo h he yea ‘s cooles a d cloudies mo h, wi h a ave age day ime high of 56.9 °F (13.8 °C) a d su shi e occu i g du i g 78% of i s dayligh hou s. Wi e eve i gs a e defi ed by clea skies a d swif d ops i empe a u e af e su se , wi h ove igh mi ima ave agi g a ou d 40 °F (4.4 °C) i Decembe a d Ja ua y. Owi g o i s eleva io ha a ges f om 2,000 o 3,000 fee (610 o 910 m), Las Vegas expe ie ces ma kedly coole wi e s ha o he a eas of he Mojave Dese a d he adjace So o a Dese ha a e close o sea level. Co seque ly, he ci y eco ds f eezi g empe a u es a ave age of 10 igh s pe wi e . Howeve , i is excep io ally a e fo empe a u es o each o fall below 25 °F (−۴ °C), o fo empe a u es o emai below 45 °F (7 °C) fo a e i e day.31 Mos of he a ual p ecipi a io falls du i g he wi e mo hs, bu eve Feb ua y, he we es mo h, ave ages o ly fou days of measu able ai . The mou ai s immedia ely su ou di g he Las Vegas Valley accumula e s ow eve y wi e , bu sig ifica accumula io wi hi he ci y is a e, al hough mode a e accumula io s do occu eve y few yea s. The mos ece accumula io s occu ed o Feb ua y 18, 2019, whe pa s of he ci y eceived abou 1 o 2 i ches (2.5 o 5.1 cm) of s ow36 a d o Feb ua y 20 whe he ci y eceived almos 0.5 i ches (1.3 cm).37 O he ece sig ifica s ow accumula io s occu ed o Decembe 25, 2015, a d Decembe 17, 2008.38 U officially, Las Vegas’ la ges s owfall o eco d was he 12 i ches (30 cm) ha fell i 1909.39

The highes empe a u e officially obse ved fo Las Vegas, as measu ed a Ha y Reid I e a io al Ai po , is 117 °F (47 °C), eached July 10, 2021, he las of five occasio s.31 Co ve sely, he lowes empe a u e was 8 °F (−۱۳ °C), eco ded o wo days: Ja ua y 25, 1937, a d Ja ua y 13, 1963.31 Howeve , he highes empe a u e eve measu ed wi hi he ci y of Las Vegas was 118 °F (48 °C) o July 26, 1931.40 The official eco d ho daily mi imum is 95 °F (35 °C) o July 19, 2005, a d July 1, 2013, while, co ve sely, he official eco d cold daily maximum is 28 °F (−۲ °C) o Ja ua y 8 a d 21, 1937.31

Due o co ce s abou clima e cha ge i he wake of a 2002 d ough , daily wa e co sump io has bee educed f om 314 US gallo s (1,190 l) pe eside i 2003 o a ou d 205 US gallo s (780 l) i 2015.41

Nea by commu i ies

Neighbo hoods

Demog aphics

Acco di g o he 2010 Ce sus, he acial composi io of Las Vegas was as follows:48

Sou ce:49

The ci y’s mos populous e h ic g oup, o -Hispa ic Whi es,44 have p opo io ally decli ed f om 72.1% of he popula io i 1990 o 47.9% i 2010, eve as o al umbe s of all e h ici ies have i c eased wi h he popula io . Hispa ics o La i os of a y ace make up 31.5% of he popula io . Of hose 24.0% a e of Mexica , 1.4% of Salvado a , 0.9% of Pue o Rica , 0.9% of Cuba , 0.6% of Gua emala , 0.2% of Pe uvia , 0.2% of Colombia , 0.2% of Ho du a a d 0.2% of Nica agua desce . 46

Acco di g o esea ch by demog aphe William H. F ey, usi g da a f om he 2010 U i ed S a es Ce sus, Las Vegas has he seco d lowes level of black-whi e seg ega io of a y of he 100 la ges me opoli a a eas i he U i ed S a es, af e Tucso , A izo a.50

Hawaiia s a d Las Vega s alike some imes efe o Las Vegas as he i h isla d of Hawaii because so ma y Hawaiia s have moved o he ci y.51

The 2010 ce sus showed he ci y co ai ed 583,756 people, 211,689 households, a d 117,538 families esidi g.52 The popula io de si y was 4,222.5sq mi (1,630.3km2). The e we e 190,724 housi g u i s a a ave age de si y of 1,683.3sq mi (649.9km2).

As of 2006, he e we e 176,750 households, of which 31.9% had child e u de age 18 livi g wi h hem, 48.3% we e ma ied couples livi g oge he , 12.2% had a female householde wi h o husba d p ese , a d 33.5% we e o -families. 25.0% of all households we e made up of i dividuals, a d 7.5% had someo e livi g alo e who was 65 yea s of age o olde . The ave age household size was 2.66 a d he ave age family size was 3.20.

I he ci y, he popula io age dis ibu io was as follows:

The media age was 34 yea s. Fo eve y 100 females, he e we e 103.3 males. Fo eve y 100 females age 18 a d ove , he e we e 102.5 males.

The media i come fo a household i he ci y was $53,000 a d he media i come fo a family was $58,465.53 Males had a media i come of $35,511 ve sus $27,554 fo females. The pe capi a i come fo he ci y was $22,060. Abou 6.6% of families a d 8.9% of he popula io we e below he pove y li e, i cludi g 5.4% of hose u de age 18 a d 6.3% of hose age 65 o ove .

Acco di g o a 2004 s udy, Las Vegas has o e of he highes divo ce a es.5455 The ci y’s high divo ce a e is o wholly due o Las Vega s hemselves ge i g divo ced. Si ce divo ce is easie i Nevada ha i mos o he s a es, ma y people come f om ac oss he cou y fo he easie p ocess. Simila ly, Nevada ma iages a e o o iously easy o ge . Las Vegas has o e of he highes ma iage a es of U.S. ci ies, wi h ma y lice ses issued o people f om ou side he a ea (see Las Vegas weddi gs).

Eco omy

The p ima y d ive s of he Las Vegas eco omy a e ou ism, gami g, a d co ve io s, which i u feed he e ail a d es au a i dus ies.

Tou ism

The majo a ac io s i Las Vegas a e he casi os a d he ho els, al hough i ece yea s o he ew a ac io s have begu o eme ge.

Mos casi os i he dow ow a ea a e loca ed o F emo S ee , wi h The STRAT Ho el, Casi o Skypod as o e of he few excep io s. F emo Eas , adjace o he F emo S ee Expe ie ce, was g a ed va ia ces o allow ba s o be close oge he , simila o he Gaslamp Qua e of Sa Diego, he goal bei g o a ac a diffe e demog aphic ha he S ip a ac s.

Dow ow casi os

The Golde Ga e Ho el a d Casi o, loca ed dow ow alo g he F emo S ee Expe ie ce, is he oldes co i uously ope a i g ho el a d casi o i Las Vegas; i ope ed i 1906 as he Ho el Nevada.

I 1931, he No he Club ( ow he La Bayou) ope ed.5657 The mos o able of he ea ly casi os may have bee Bi io ‘s Ho seshoe ( ow Bi io ‘s Gambli g Hall a d Ho el) while i was u by Be y Bi io .

Boyd Gami g has a majo p ese ce dow ow ope a i g he Califo ia Ho el Casi o, he F emo Ho el Casi o, a d he Mai S ee Casi o. The Fou Quee s also ope a es dow ow alo g he F emo S ee Expe ie ce.

Dow ow casi os ha have u de go e majo e ova io s a d evi aliza io i ece yea s i clude he Golde Nugge Las Vegas, The D Las Vegas (fo me ly Fi zge ald’s), he Dow ow G a d Las Vegas (fo me ly Lady Luck), he El Co ez Ho el Casi o, a d he Plaza Ho el Casi o.58

Las Vegas S ip

The ce e of he gambli g a d e e ai me i dus y is loca ed o he Las Vegas S ip, ou side he ci y limi s i he su ou di g u i co po a ed commu i ies of Pa adise a d Wi ches e i Cla k Cou y. Some of he la ges casi os a d buildi gs a e loca ed he e.59

Developme

Whe The Mi age ope ed i 1989, i s a ed a e d of majo eso developme o he Las Vegas S ip ou side of he ci y. This esul ed i a d op i ou ism i he dow ow a ea, bu ma y ece p ojec s have i c eased he umbe of visi o s o dow ow .

A effo has bee made by ci y officials o dive sify he eco omy by a ac i g heal h- ela ed, high- ech a d o he comme cial i e es s. No s a e ax fo i dividuals o co po a io s, as well as a lack of o he fo ms of busi ess- ela ed axes, have aided he success of hese effo s.60

The F emo S ee Expe ie ce was buil i a effo o d aw ou is s back o he a ea a d has bee popula si ce i s s a up i 1995.

The ci y pu chased 61 ac es (25 ha) of p ope y f om he U io Pacific Rail oad i 1995 wi h he goal of c ea i g a be e d aw fo mo e people o he dow ow a ea. I 2004, Las Vegas Mayo Osca Goodma a ou ced pla s fo Sympho y Pa k, which could i clude a mix u e of offe i gs, such as eside ial space a d office buildi gs.

Al eady ope a i g i Sympho y Pa k is he Clevela d Cli ic Lou Ruvo Ce e fo B ai Heal h (ope ed i 2010), The Smi h Ce e fo he Pe fo mi g A s (ope ed i 2012) a d he DISCOVERY Child e ‘s Museum (ope ed i 2013).61

O la d ac oss f om Sympho y Pa k, he Wo ld Ma ke Ce e Las Vegas ope ed i 2005. I cu e ly e compasses h ee la ge buildi gs wi h a o al of 5.1 millio squa e fee . T ade shows fo he fu i u e a d fu ishi g i dus ies a e held he e semia ually.

Also loca ed ea by is he Las Vegas No h P emium Ou le s. Wi h a seco d expa sio , comple ed i May 2015, he mall cu e ly offe s 175 s o es.62

Ci y offices moved o a ew Las Vegas Ci y Hall i Feb ua y 2013 o dow ow ‘s Mai S ee . The fo me Ci y Hall buildi g is ow occupied by he co po a e headqua e s fo he majo o li e e aile , Zappos.com, which ope ed dow ow i 2013. Zappos CEO To y Hsieh has ake a i e es i he u ba a ea a d has co ibu ed $350 millio owa d a evi aliza io effo called he Dow ow P ojec .6364 P ojec s fu ded i clude Las Vegas’s fi s i depe de books o e, The W i e ‘s Block.65

O he i dus ies

A umbe of ew i dus ies have moved o Las Vegas i ece decades. O li e shoe e aile Zappos.com ( ow a Amazo subsidia y) was fou ded i Sa F a cisco bu by 2013 had moved i s headqua e s o dow ow Las Vegas. Allegia Ai , a low-cos ai ca ie , lau ched i 1997 wi h i s fi s hub a Ha y Reid I e a io al Ai po a d headqua e s i ea by Summe li .

Pla e 13 Holdi gs, a ca abis compa y, have ope ed he wo ld’s la ges ca abis dispe sa y i Las Vegas a 112,000 sq f (10,400 m2).6667

Impac of g ow h o wa e supply

A g owi g popula io mea s he Las Vegas Valley used 1.2 billio US gallo s (4.5×۱۰۹ L) mo e wa e i 2014 ha i 2011. Al hough wa e co se va io effo s impleme ed i he wake of a 2002 d ough have had some success, local wa e co sump io emai s 30 pe ce mo e ha i Los A geles, a d ove h ee imes ha of Sa F a cisco me opoli a a ea eside s. The Sou he Nevada Wa e Au ho i y is buildi g a $1.4 billio u el a d pumpi g s a io o b i g wa e f om Lake Mead, has pu chased wa e igh s h oughou Nevada, a d has pla ed a co ove sial $3.2 billio pipeli e ac oss half he s a e. By law, he Las Vegas Wa e Se vice Dis ic may de y a y eques fo a wa e commi me o eques fo a wa e co ec io if he Dis ic has a i adequa e supply of wa e . Howeve , limi i g g ow h o he basis of a i adequa e wa e supply has bee u popula wi h he casi o a d buildi g i dus ies.41

Cul u e

The ci y is home o seve al museums, i cludi g he Neo Museum ( he loca io fo ma y of he his o ical sig s f om Las Vegas’s mid-20 h ce u y heyday), The Mob Museum, he Las Vegas Na u al His o y Museum, he DISCOVERY Child e ‘s Museum, he Nevada S a e Museum a d he Old Las Vegas Mo mo Fo S a e His o ic Pa k.

The ci y is home o a ex e sive Dow ow A s Dis ic , which hos s ume ous galle ies a d eve s i cludi g he a ual Las Vegas Film Fes ival. Fi s F iday is a mo hly celeb a io ha i cludes a s, music, special p ese a io s a d food i a sec io of he ci y’s dow ow egio called 18b, The Las Vegas A s Dis ic .68 The fes ival ex e ds i o he F emo Eas E e ai me Dis ic as well.69 The Thu sday eve i g p io o Fi s F iday is k ow i he a s dis ic as P eview Thu sday, which highligh s ew galle y exhibi io s h oughou he dis ic .70

The Las Vegas Academy of I e a io al S udies, Pe fo mi g a d Visual A s is a G ammy awa d-wi i g mag e school loca ed i dow ow Las Vegas. The Smi h Ce e fo he Pe fo mi g A s is si ua ed dow ow i Sympho y Pa k a d hos s va ious B oadway shows a d o he a is ic pe fo ma ces.

Las Vegas has ea ed he mo ike Gambli g Capi al of he Wo ld, as he ci y cu e ly has he la ges umbe of la d-based casi os i he wo ld.71

Spo s

The Las Vegas Valley is he home of h ee majo p ofessio al eams: he Vegas Golde K igh s of he Na io al Hockey League, a expa sio eam ha bega play i he 2017–۱۸ NHL seaso a T-Mobile A e a i ea by Pa adise,72 he Las Vegas Raide s of he Na io al Foo ball league who eloca ed f om Oakla d, Califo ia i 2020 a d play a Allegia S adium i Pa adise,73 a d he Las Vegas Aces of he Wome ‘s Na io al Baske ball Associa io who play a he Ma dalay Bay Eve s Ce e .

Two mi o league spo s eams play i he Las Vegas a ea. The Las Vegas Avia o s of he T iple-A Wes , he T iple-A fa m club of he Oakla d A hle ics, play a Las Vegas Ballpa k i ea by Summe li .74 The Las Vegas Ligh s FC of he U i ed Socce League, play i Cashma Field i Dow ow Las Vegas.7576

The mixed ma ial a s p omo io , Ul ima e Figh i g Champio ship (UFC), is headqua e ed i Las Vegas a d also f eque ly holds figh s i he ci y a T-Mobile A e a a d a he UFC Apex ai i g facili y ea he headqua e s.77

Lis of eams

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Pa ks a d ec ea io

Las Vegas has 68 pa ks. The ci y ow s he la d fo , bu does o ope a e, fou golf cou ses: A gel Pa k Golf Club, Dese Pi es Golf Club, Du a go Hills Golf Club, a d he Las Vegas Mu icipal Golf Cou se. I is also espo sible fo 123 playg ou ds, 23 sof ball fields, 10 foo ball fields, 44 socce fields, 10 dog pa ks, six commu i y ce e s, fou se io ce e s, 109 ska e pa ks, a d six swimmi g pools.78

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The ci y of Las Vegas gove me ope a es as a cou cil–ma age gove me . The Mayo si s as a Cou cil membe -a -la ge a d p esides ove all of he ci y cou cil mee i gs. If he Mayo ca o p eside ove a Ci y Cou cil mee i g, he he Mayo P o-Tem is he p esidi g office of he mee i g u il he Mayo e u s o hishe sea . The Ci y Ma age is espo sible fo he admi is a io a d he day- o-day ope a io s of all mu icipal se vices a d ci y depa me s. The Ci y Ma age mai ai s i e gove me al ela io ships wi h fede al, s a e, cou y a d o he local gove me s.

Much of he Las Vegas me opoli a a ea is spli i o eighbo i g i co po a ed ci ies o u i co po a ed commu i ies. App oxima ely 700,000 people live i u i co po a ed a eas gove ed by Cla k Cou y, a d a o he 465,000 live i i co po a ed ci ies such as No h Las Vegas, He de so a d Boulde Ci y. Las Vegas a d Cla k Cou y sha e a police depa me , he Las Vegas Me opoli a Police Depa me , which was fo med af e a 1973 me ge of he Las Vegas Police Depa me a d he Cla k Cou y She iff’s Depa me . No h Las Vegas, He de so , Boulde Ci y a d some colleges have hei ow police depa me s.

A Paiu e I dia ese va io occupies abou 1 ac e (0.40 ha) i he dow ow a ea.

Las Vegas, home o he Lloyd D. Geo ge Fede al Dis ic Cou house a d he Regio al Jus ice Ce e , d aws ume ous compa ies p ovidi g bail, ma iage, divo ce, ax, i co po a io a d o he legal se vices.

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P ima y a d seco da y schools

P ima y a d seco da y public educa io is p ovided by he Cla k Cou y School Dis ic , which is he fif h mos populous school dis ic i he a io . S ude s o aled 314,653 i g ades K-12 fo school yea 2013–۲۰۱۴٫۸۸

Colleges a d u ive si ies

The College of Sou he Nevada ( he hi d la ges commu i y college i he U i ed S a es by e ollme ) is he mai highe educa io facili y i he ci y. O he i s i u io s i clude he U ive si y of Nevada School of Medici e, wi h a campus i he ci y, a d he fo -p ofi p iva e school Le Co do Bleu College of Culi a y A s. Educa io al oppo u i ies exis a ou d he ci y; amo g hem a e he U ive si y of Nevada, Las Vegas a d Nevada S a e College u by he Nevada Sys em of Highe Educa io , Dese Resea ch I s i u e, The I e a io al Academy of Desig Tech ology Las Vegas a d Tou o U ive si y Nevada.

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Las Vegas is se ved by 22 elevisio s a io s a d 46 adio s a io s. The a ea is also se ved by wo NOAA Wea he Radio a smi e s (162.55 MHz loca ed i Boulde Ci y a d 162.40 MHz loca ed o Po osi Mou ai ).

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T a spo a io

RTC T a si is a public a spo a io sys em p ovidi g bus se vice h oughou Las Vegas, He de so , No h Las Vegas a d o he a eas of he valley. I e -ci y bus se vice o a d f om Las Vegas is p ovided by G eyhou d, Bol Bus, O a ge Bel S ages, Tufesa, a d seve al smalle ca ie s.92 Am ak ai s have o se ved Las Vegas si ce he se vice via he Dese Wi d a Las Vegas s a io ceased i 1997, bu Am ak Califo ia ope a es Th uway Mo o coach dedica ed se vice be wee he ci y a d i s passe ge ail s a io s i Bake sfield, Califo ia, as well as Los A geles U io S a io via Ba s ow.93

The Las Vegas Mo o ail o he S ip was p iva ely buil , a d upo ba k up cy ake ove by he Las Vegas Co ve io a d Visi o s Au ho i y.

The U io Pacific Rail oad is he o ly Class I ail oad p ovidi g ail f eigh se vice o he ci y. U il 1997, he Am ak Dese Wi d ai se vice a h ough Las Vegas usi g he U io Pacific Rail oad acks.

I Ma ch 2010, he RTC lau ched bus apid a si li k i Las Vegas called he S ip Dow ow Exp ess wi h limi ed s ops a d f eque se vice ha co ec s dow ow Las Vegas, he S ip a d he Las Vegas Co ve io Ce e . Sho ly af e he lau ch, he RTC d opped he ACE ame.94

I 2016, 77.1 pe ce of wo ki g Las Vegas eside s ( hose livi g i he ci y, bu o ecessa ily wo ki g i he ci y) commu ed by d ivi g alo e. Abou 11 pe ce commu ed via ca pool, 3.9 pe ce used public a spo a io , a d 1.4 pe ce walked. Abou 2.3 pe ce of Las Vegas commu e s used all o he fo ms of a spo a io , i cludi g axi, bicycle, a d mo o cycle. Abou 4.3% of wo ki g Las Vegas eside s wo ked a home.95 I 2015, 10.2 pe ce of ci y of Las Vegas households we e wi hou a ca , which i c eased sligh ly o 10.5 pe ce i 2016. The a io al ave age was 8.7 pe ce i 2016. Las Vegas ave aged 1.63 ca s pe household i 2016, compa ed o a a io al ave age of 1.8 pe household.96

Wi h some excep io s, i cludi g Las Vegas Bouleva d, Boulde Highway (SR 582) a d Ra cho D ive (SR 599), he majo i y of su face s ee s i Las Vegas a e laid ou i a g id alo g Public La d Su vey Sys em sec io li es. Ma y a e mai ai ed by he Nevada Depa me of T a spo a io as s a e highways. The s ee umbe i g sys em is divided by he followi g s ee s:

I e s a es 15, 515, a d US 95 lead ou of he ci y i fou di ec io s. Two majo f eeways – I e s a e 15 a d I e s a e 515U.S. Rou e 95 – c oss i dow ow Las Vegas. I-15 co ec s Las Vegas o Los A geles, a d heads o heas o a d beyo d Sal Lake Ci y. I-515 goes sou heas o He de so , beyo d which US 93 co i ues ove he Mike O’Callagha –Pa Tillma Memo ial B idge owa ds Phoe ix, A izo a. US 95 co ec s he ci y o o hwes e Nevada, i cludi g Ca so Ci y a d Re o. US 93 spli s f om I-15 o heas of Las Vegas a d goes o h h ough he eas e pa of he s a e, se vi g Ely a d Wells. US 95 heads sou h f om US 93 ea He de so h ough fa eas e Califo ia. A pa ial bel way has bee buil , co sis i g of I e s a e 215 o he sou h a d Cla k Cou y 215 o he wes a d o h. O he adial ou es i clude Blue Diamo d Road (SR 160) o Pah ump a d Lake Mead Bouleva d (SR 147) o Lake Mead.

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Ha y Reid I e a io al Ai po ha dles i e a io al a d domes ic fligh s i o he Las Vegas Valley. The ai po also se ves p iva e ai c af a d f eigh ca go fligh s. Mos ge e al avia io affic uses he smalle No h Las Vegas Ai po a d He de so Execu ive Ai po .