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Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020, with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada. Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th cent ...
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Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about long, and is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas". Many of the largest hotel casino and resort properties in the world are on the Strip. Its hotels, casinos, restaurants, residential high-rises, entertainment offerings, and skyline have established the Strip as one of the most popular and iconic tourist destinations in the world and is one of the driving forces for Las Vegas's economy. Most of the Strip has been designated as an All-American Road, and the North and South Las Vegas Strip routes are classified as Nevada Scenic Byways and National Scenic Byways. Boundaries Historically, casinos that were not in Downtown Las Vegas along Fremont Street sat outside the city limits on L ...
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Shelley Berkley
Shelley Berkley (née Rochelle Levine; born January 20, 1951) is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who has served as Mayor of Las Vegas, mayor of Las Vegas since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Nevada's 1st congressional district for six terms from 1999 until 2013. Previously, Berkley served as member of Nevada Assembly from 1983 to 1985 and as a member of the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education from 1990 to 1998. Between serving in Congress and being elected mayor of Las Vegas, Berkley held leadership roles at both Touro University Nevada, the Nevada campus and Touro University California, the California campus of the Touro University System. Early life, education, and legal career Rochelle Levine was born in New York City on January 20, 1951, the daughter of Estelle (née Colonomos – see Kalonymos family, Kalonymus) and ...
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Victoria Seaman
Victoria Seaman is an American politician, serving as a member of the Las Vegas City Council from the 2nd ward since 2019. A Republican, she formerly represented Clark County's District 34 in the Nevada Assembly from 2014 to 2016, and was the first Republican Latina elected to the body. In 2024, Seaman unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Las Vegas, finishing as the election's runner-up. Background and education Seaman was born in Santa Maria, California Santa Maria (Spanish language, Spanish for "Mary, mother of Jesus, St. Mary") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California, it is approximately northwest o .... She has an Associate degree in Political Science from the College of Southern Nevada. She has a bachelor's degree in Urban Studies with a minor in Family Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is an entrepreneur who created and managed day spas, and designed and ...
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Clark County, Nevada
Clark County is the most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada with 2,265,461 residents as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The county is the location of the state's three largest cities, Las Vegas (the county seat), Henderson, Nevada, Henderson, and North Las Vegas, Nevada, North Las Vegas, as well as the Las Vegas Strip, Nellis Air Force Base, and Hoover Dam. Clark County has of land area, roughly the size of New Jersey. Although the county has 70% of Nevada's population making it the List of the most populous counties in the United States, 11th-most populous county in the United States, Clark County covers only 7% of Nevada's land mass. Despite having the name ''Las Vegas'' as part of their address, over 1 million residents live in Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated Clark County, with municipal services provided by the county. The county plays a role much larger than is typical in the US as it has direct jurisdiction ov ...
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City
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and Urban density, densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, bu ...
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List Of Cities In Nevada
Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with inhabitants, but the 7th largest by land area, spanning . Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 municipalities. Nevada's municipalities cover only of the state's land area but are home to of its population. Municipalities in the state are legally described as cities, except for the state capital Carson City, which lacks legal description but is considered an independent city as it is not located in any county. To incorporate, a petition for incorporation can be made to the board of county commissioners, who consider numerous geographic, demographic, and economic factors. Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks: cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are in population category one, cities with 5,000 ...
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United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ...
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List Of United States Cities By Population
This is a list of the most populous municipal corporations of the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an Place (United States Census Bureau)#Incorporated place, incorporated place includes city, cities, towns, village (United States), villages, borough (United States), boroughs, and municipality, municipalities. A few exceptional census-designated places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places. Consolidated city-county, Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire population of a county, or county equivalent. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. This list presents only the por ...
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List Of North American Cities By Population
For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population city proper, within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban area, urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically does not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. They refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions: # Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by National Institute of Statistics and Geography, INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020; # Edmonton, which conducted municipal censuses in April 2014 and April 2021 but has not reported an intercensal estimate of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead. List Bold represents la ...
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Francis Allen-Palenske
Francis Allen-Palenske (born 1976/1977) is an American elected official in Las Vegas, Nevada. Early life and education Allen-Palenske was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m .... Her parents operated various franchise food establishments. She graduated from Galena High School in Reno, Nevada and then earned a B.A. in Political Science and Business from the University of Nevada, Reno. She is of Korean descent. Career After school, she worked as a congressional staffer. She was elected as a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2004 to 2008, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Assembly. After her tenure, she owned and operated a Capriotti's sandwich franchise. She returned to public service after winning election to the Las ...
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Olivia Diaz
Olivia Diaz (born 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada), is an American elementary school teacher and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 2011 until 2018 representing District 11. Diaz is a member of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Education Diaz earned her BA in English from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and her MS in bilingual education from Nova Southeastern University. Elections *2012 Diaz was elected unopposed for both the June 12, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 general election, winning with 8,145 votes. *2010 When Democratic Assemblyman Ruben Kihuen ran for Nevada Senate and left the District 11 seat open, Diaz won the three-way June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary with 781 votes (83.44%), and won the November 2, 2010 general election with 3,162 votes (80.95%) against Republican nominee Von Brewer. On December 3, 2018. Diaz announced her intention to resign and seek election to Las Vegas City C ...
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