Paradise, Nevada
Paradise, Nevada | |
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 The Las Vegas Strip, largely located within Paradise | |
 Location of Paradise in Clark County, Nevada | |
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| Coordinates: 36°4′55″N 115°7′29″W / 36.08194°N 115.12472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Clark |
| Founded | December 8, 1950 |
| Founded by | Clark County Commission |
| Named for | Paradise Valley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.40 sq mi (109.83 km2) |
| • Land | 42.40 sq mi (109.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,057 ft (627 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 191,238 |
| • Density | 4,509.90/sq mi (1,741.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 702 and 725 |
| FIPS code | 32-54600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0845094 |
| Website | Paradise Town Advisory Board |
Paradise is an unincorporated town[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is close to the city of Las Vegas and contains most of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 191,238 at the 2020 census,[2] making it the unincorporated town with the most people in Nevada. It was founded on December 8, 1950.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) school mascot was Beauregard, a wolf dressed in a gray military field jacket and Confederate cap in 1970.[4][5] Beauregard was named for CSA Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- 1 2 "QuickFacts: Paradise CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Paradise Town Board". Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ "University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". unlvrebels.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Hey Reb! and "Rebels" Nickname | Campus Life". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. June 21, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Nevada, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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