Thursday, July 21, 2005

Learn More About Nevada and Las Vegas


  • Median Household Income: $ 56,045
  • Income (w/ Children): $ 75,799
  • Population: 1,746,898
  • Land Area: 109,806 Square Miles
  • Population Density: 6 Persons per Square Mile
  • Nickname: Silver State
  • Capital: Carson City
  • Date of Statehood: October 31, 1864
  • State Bird: Mountain Bluebird
  • State Flower: Sagebrush
  • State Tree: Single Leaf Pinon

  • Facts about Las Vegas:
  • Largest City in Nevada
  • Entertainment Capital of the world
  • Close to Lake Mead
  • Top 50 most wired cities - Yahoo
  • No state income tax
  • No city income tax
  • No. 1 for Entreprenuers in the Top Large Cities in the West for 2003
  • Close to Mount Charleston (skiing)
  • Seventeen of the top twenty hotels in the world are located in Las Vegas.