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(CDP) on the north shore of

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in Washoe County,

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, United States. The population was 8,777 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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− Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Until the 2010 census, the CDP

Crystal Bay, Nevada Crystal Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 305 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is part of the Reno, ...

was counted jointly with Incline Village. It is governed by the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID), a quasi-public agency that provides water, sewer, trash and recreation services for Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada. Sierra Nevada University, now The

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at Lake Tahoe, is located in Incline Village. Incline Village is also home to Diamond Peak Ski Resort, which is owned by the community. Incline Village 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

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

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in Virginia City. The timber around Lake Tahoe was placed on the incline railway where it was taken up and then dropped by a gravity flume down the western side of mountain to a tunnel to Carson City. The company operated a number of other railroad lines that were

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and

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Geography

The town center is above sea level. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.97%, is water. Several creeks cross Incline Village on the way to Crystal Bay in Lake Tahoe. Heading east from Stateline Point, these include First, Second and Third Creeks, then Incline Creek and finally Mill Creek at the eastern end.

Life and Culture

The town has three private sandy beaches on Lake Tahoe, a ski resort, two community golf courses, a recreation center, as well as parks and an events center. (se
IVGID
. Major community events include the

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br>Festival
supporting th
Diamond Peak Ski Team
Fourth of July Fireworks, and a large number of other fundraisers.

Demographics

At the 2010

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, there were 8,777 people, 3,765 households and 2,335 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 7,667 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the CDP was 86.9%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.3% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.1%

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, 8.1% some other race and 2.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 17.8% of the population. There were 3,765 households, of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were headed by

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 38.0% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.74. 17.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64 and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.7 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males. Before 2010, the CDP was listed as "Incline Village–Crystal Bay, Nevada" by the U.S. Census Bureau. Crystal Bay, with a population of 305, became its own CDP for the 2010 census. For the period 2007–2011, the estimated

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in the CDP was $78,375 and the median family income was $93,831. Males had a median income of $55,693 and females $47,993. The

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was $54,787. About 2.8% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. The local newspaper is the ''Tahoe Daily Tribune'' which is published on Fridays.

Climate

Incline Village has a

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( Dfb) with warm to hot summers with cool nights and moderately cold winters with frigid nights.

Education

The area is served by the Washoe County School District. Public schools in the CDP are Incline Elementary, Middle, and High School (public, K–12). The Lake Tahoe School is a private school for grades K–8. The

at Lake Tahoe, formerly Sierra Nevada University, is located in Incline. Lake Tahoe's only science museum and environmental research laboratories are operated by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center in Incline Village. Incline Village has a

public library A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil servic ...

, a branch of the Washoe County Library.

Tax haven

The town includes businesses and wealthy individuals from

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and

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. Its state border location facilitates some residents in their registering

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s and residences to avoid paying California taxes. A Montara, California, politician faced controversy for reporting Incline as her primary residence for tax purposes while also running for office in California. Joe Francis, creator of '' Girls Gone Wild'', was registered as a resident in Incline but living in

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during the time he was found guilty of tax fraud and bribery. Michael DeDomenico, heir of the Rice-A-Roni and Ghirardelli fortune, was charged with evading $1.5 million in taxes to California by falsely claiming residency in Nevada. He owned homes in Verdi and Incline.

Notable residents

* Lloyd Bryan Molander Adams, director and producer * Dale Brown, novelist, former U.S. Air Force pilot *

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, businessman, owned a home here in the 1980s * Stu Cook, former bass guitarist for

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, founder/lead singer of

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and former lead singer of

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* Trent Dilfer, former NFL quarterback and football analyst for ''

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'' *

David Duffield David Arthur Duffield (born 21 September 1940) is an American billionaire businessman in the software industry. He is the co-founder and former chairman of PeopleSoft, and co-founder and CEO emeritus of Workday, Inc., two publicly traded enterp ...

, chairman of Workday, Inc., former chairman of

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* Larry Ellison, former CEO of

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. * John Force,

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(NHRA) Championship Funny Car driver * Joe Francis, founder of Mantra Films, Inc. aka '' Girls Gone Wild'' * Brent Jones, former Pro Bowl tight end for the

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* Jerome Lemelson, inventor and philanthropist *

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, lead singer of

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Michael Milken Michael Robert Milken (born July 4, 1946) is an American financier. He is known for his role in the development of the market for High-yield debt, high-yield bonds ("junk bonds"), and his conviction and sentence following a guilty plea on felony ...

, financier and philanthropist, pleaded guilty to securities and tax violations * Bill Miller, Major League Baseball umpire * Charles H. Moore, inventor of the Forth programming language *

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, quarterback for the

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* George Seifert, former head coach for the

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, professional golfer *

Ken Wilber Kenneth Earl Wilber II (born January 31, 1949) is an American theorist and writer on transpersonal psychology and his own integral theory, a four-quadrant grid which purports to encompass all human knowledge and experience. Starting publishing ...

, author

References

External links

Incline Village Schools

Diamond Peak Ski Resort

IVGID
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