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Nevada Locations By Per Capita Income
Nevada is the sixteenth richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $21,989 (2000) and a personal per capita income of $31,266 (2003). Nevada counties and cities ranked by per capita income Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Nevada places ranked by per capita income References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nevada Locations By Per Capita Income United States locations by per capita income Economy of Nevada Income ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Pine County, Nevada
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old name for the limber pine (''Pinus flexilis''), a common tree in the county's mountains. The county boasts dark skies, clean air and millions of acres of unspoiled public land. It is the home of Great Basin National Park, one of America's most remote and least visited national parks. It is also home to no less than 14 federally designated wilderness areas, offering an abundance of terrain available to explore for hikers, backpackers, skiers, hunters and anglers. The Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation is located in the county, on the south side of the City of Ely. The reservation has a land area of 104.99 acres (0.4249 km2) and a 2000 census official resident population of 133 people. History European settlement in White Pine Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Springs, Nevada
Spanish Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is located in the northeastern part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,064 at the 2010 Census. Geography Spanish Springs is located at (39.658301, -119.695130). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.59%, is water. History Sky Ranch Airport, a -long dirt airstrip, was located northeast of the intersection of State Route 445 and Spanish Springs Road. This 1940s auxiliary field was the site of the first Reno Air Races, in 1964 and 1965, then was the location of the headquarters of the Rocketdyne Nevada Field Laboratory (NFL), which was used in the late 1960s and early 1970s for testing rocket engines used in the Space Program. The Sky Ranch airfield site has been covered by housing developments, which are expanding in the area as the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area expands. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately southeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population of Boulder City was 14,885. The city took its name from Boulder Canyon (Colorado River), Boulder Canyon. Boulder City is one of only two places in Nevada that prohibits gambling, the other being the town of Panaca, Nevada, Panaca. History Beginnings as federal company town The land upon which Boulder City was founded was a harsh, desert environment. Its sole reason for existence was the need to house workers contracted to build the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River (known commonly as Boulder Dam from 1933 to 1947, when it was officially renamed Hoover Dam by a joint resolution of Congress). Men hoping for work on the dam project had begun settling along the river in tents soon after the precise site for the dam had been chosen by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1930. Their ramshackle edifices were collectively kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minden, Nevada
Minden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,001 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the town of Gardnerville. The Douglas campus of the Western Nevada College is located in Minden. History It was founded in 1906 by Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr., who named it after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which was near his father's birthplace. A large share of the first settlers were Germans. Minden was founded on company land of the Dangberg Home Ranch and Dangberg commissioned most of the town's early buildings. Minden has had a post office since 1906. Use of sundown siren and sundown town status Minden sounds a " sundown siren" at 6pm almost every evening since 1917, originally signifying that members of the Washoe Indian tribe were required to leave town by 6:30pm or face jail or fine. Douglas County fully repealed its sundown ordinanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Diamond, Nevada
Blue Diamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. Description The community includes a park, private pool, library, elementary school, event hall, church, and mercantile / gas station. The mercantile (general store) was built in 1942 and originally sold household staples and sundries to residents who were mostly miners at the Blue Diamond Mine. The store has maintained its original external look. Walls inside the store showcase many of the town's historical photos, courtesy of the Blue Diamond Historical Society, a 501c3 all-volunteer organization. History Blue Diamond is the site of Cottonwood Spring (formerly known as Ojo de Cayetana, or Pearl Spring), a watering place and camp site on the Old Spanish Trail and the later Mormon Road between Mountain Springs and Las Vegas Springs. The springs are located on a mountainside south of the town at at an elevation of 3409 feet. The nearby gypsum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summerlin South, Nevada
Summerlin South, also seen on maps as South Summerlin, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, on the western edge of the Las Vegas Valley and adjacent to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It is so named because it is a southward extension of the master-planned community of Summerlin. Nearly all of Summerlin South is in ZIP code 89135. The population was 24,085 at the 2010 Census. The Summerlin South Community Association is the main governmental entity of the area – it is a homeowners association for the entire community. Summerlin South is considered to be one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in the Las Vegas Valley. The area includes The Ridges, a guard-gated community consisting of custom and semi-custom homes in southwest Summerlin. In The Ridges, the average home price is over $2,000,000. Geography It is bounded on the north by Charleston Boulevard, Hualapai Way to the east and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village, Nevada
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Verdi-Mogul, Nevada
Verdi-Mogul is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. For the 2010 census it was split into two separate CDPs, Verdi and Mogul. The communities lie on the western side of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, just off Interstate 80. The population of the combined CDP was 2,949 at the 2000 census. Geography The Verdi-Mogul CDP was located at (39.514409, -119.957145). The area is on the western border of Nevada, adjacent to the California state line at the 120th meridian west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 24.2 square miles (62.6 km), of which 24.1 square miles (62.4 km) was land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.37%) was water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,949 people, 1,159 households, and 841 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,213 housing units at an average density of . The racial mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Charleston, Nevada
Mount Charleston is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 357 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. The town of Mount Charleston is named for nearby Mount Charleston whose Charleston Peak at 11,916 feet (3,632 m) is the highest point in Clark County. The town of Mount Charleston is in a valley of the Spring Mountains to the northwest of Las Vegas, noted for its hiking trails. It is also known for its Retreat on Charleston Peak, a 64-room hotel. At an elevation of approximately 7,500 feet, temperatures are much lower than in Las Vegas, which has an elevation of about 2,000 feet, making it a popular place for Las Vegans to vacation. The mean high temperature is 20.4 degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler than in Las Vegas. The area is also known as a vacation village for wealthy Las Vegas residents. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsbury, Nevada
Kingsbury is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census. Geography Kingsbury is located at (38.973450, -119.902674). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Kingsbury has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers are typically mild – warm and dry, with very cool nights. Winters are some of the coldest in the state, with highs in the 30s and lows around 20. Annual snowfall is very heavy, averaging . The record high temperature recorded occurred on July 10, 2002, and July 20, 2013, and is . The recorded temperature recorded occurred on February 5 and 8, 1989, and is . The highest minimum recorded occurred on July 31, 2015, and is . The lowest maximum recorded occurred on January 13, 2002, and is . The average first and last snowfalls occur on September 17 and June 15. The average snow depth of at least an inch lasts from November 17 to April 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incline Village-Crystal Bay, Nevada
Incline Village is a census-designated place (CDP) on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Reno− Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Until the 2010 census, the CDP Crystal Bay, Nevada was counted jointly with Incline Village. Sierra Nevada University's main campus is located in Incline Village. It has some of the most expensive real estate in the United States. __TOC__ History Incline Village was established in 1882 with a post office opening February 7, 1884. Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company The Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company (SNW&L) was a logging company that operated on the northeast side of Lake Tahoe at what is today known as Incline Village, which was named after the SNW&L incline railway that served the area. Timber was required for the mines during the mining boom in the late 1800s of the nearby Comstock Lode in Virginia City. The timber around Lake Tahoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
