North Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Motto: Your Community of Choice | ||
 Location of North Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada |
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| Coordinates: 36°13′43″N 115°8′48″W / 36.22861°N 115.14667°W | ||
| Country |  United States |
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 Nevada
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 Clark
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| Founded | 1919 | |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1946 | |
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| • Type | Council-Manager | |
| • Mayor | John Lee | |
| • City Manager | Qiong Liu | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 101.4 sq mi (262.6 km2) | |
| • Land | 101.4 sq mi (262.5 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 2,205 ft (672 m) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 234,807 | |
| • Density | 2,141/sq mi (826.6/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 89030–89033, 89036, 89081, 89084–89087 | |
| Area code(s) | 702 & 725 | |
| FIPS code | 32-51800 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0847435 | |
| Website | www |
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North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas Valley. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 216,961, with an estimated population of 226,877 in 2013. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946. It is located in the Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA and is the fourth largest city in the state of Nevada.
Located in the southwestern United States in the Mojave Desert, North Las Vegas sits north and east of Las Vegas. According to the United States Census Bureau, North Las Vegas has a total area of 101.4 square miles (262.6 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.04%, is water. In the Las Vegas Valley, several mountain ranges are nearby.
Due to its location within the Mojave Desert, North Las Vegas has a desert climate. Temperatures are generally mild in the winter and hot in the summer. Like most of the hot deserts of the United States, snowfall only occurs once every few years on average. In winter, temperatures rarely fall below freezing. In the summer, monsoons can reach the area, bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms.
At the census of 2010, there were 216,961 people residing in North Las Vegas. The racial makeup was 47.4% White, 19.9% African American, 0.8% Native American, 6.3% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander, and 5.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.8% of the population and 31.2% of the population was non-Hispanic White.
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