Moapa, Nevada
| Moapa, Nevada | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Moapa US Post Office
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 Location of Moapa in Clark County, Nevada |
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 Moapa, Nevada
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| Coordinates: 36°41′31″N 114°36′29″W / 36.69194°N 114.60806°WCoordinates: 36°41′31″N 114°36′29″W / 36.69194°N 114.60806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 150.8 sq mi (390.5 km2) |
| • Land | 150.8 sq mi (390.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,025 |
| • Density | 6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| FIPS code | 32-47840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852656 |
| Website | Advisory board homepage |
Moapa is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2010 census. It is the largest town in Clark County by land area. Both the second and the third tallest structures in Nevada, the Moapa Entrevision Tower and the Moapa Kemp Tower respectively, are located in Moapa.
Two Hal Roach short silent comedies were filmed here: Black Cyclone in 1925, and Flying Elephants, with Laurel and Hardy, in 1927. Moapa was the site of a wildfire that began on July 1, 2010. The fire covered at least 680 acres (280 ha) and destroyed at least 15 buildings, largely in the Warm Springs Ranch.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 150.8 square miles (390.5 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 928 people, 273 households, and 220 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6.2 people per square mile (2.4/km²). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.93% White, 0.22% African American, 1.40% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.65% Pacific Islander, 30.50% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.02% of the population.
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