| Significant City History |
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Las Vegas was established as a railroad town on May 15, 1905,
when 110 acres (44.5 ha) owned by Montana Senator
William A. Clark's San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad, was auctioned off in what is now downtown Las Vegas.
The city owes almost all its current status and reputation
to the American mafia. All of the original large casinos were
managed or at least funded under mob figures
Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky.
Atmospheric Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test site
between 1951 and 1962
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| Famous people |
Andre Aggassi Jack Kramer
Greg Maddux Barry Zito
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| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Las Vegas |
NV |
552,539 |
1905 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 2,000 feet |
Gaming |
7.0% |
$47,863 |
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Entertainment |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
58% |
34 |
4,154 per sq mile |
| Hispanic |
23% |
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| Black |
10% |
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| Asian |
1% |
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| Other / Mixed |
8% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 104.9 |
105.4 |
31.1 |
33.8 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 0.6 |
0.2 |
0.22 |
0.11 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 0.6 |
76% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Las Vegas |
Output Las Vegas |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 38th |
21.67 |
11,973,520 |
1,071,926 |
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