Summerlin South, Nevada
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Summerlin South, also seen on maps as South Summerlin, is an unincorporated township, in Clark County, Nevada, United States, on the western edge of Las Vegas and adjacent to the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It is so named because it is a southward extension of the master-planned community of Summerlin. As of the 2000 census, Summerlin South's population was 3,735, with an estimated population in 2005 of 20,474.
As of 2003, Summerlin South does not actually have a town hall or any of the other trappings of government; services are handled by the county. In fact, it is mostly empty land. Part of the empty land is Blue Diamond Hill, the current site of a gypsum mine which was bought to be developed into a large housing development facing Red Rock. However, public opposition by the residents of Blue Diamond and other Las Vegans, joined by Nevada Senator Harry Reid, has so far blocked the project.
The Summerlin South Community Association is the main governmental entity of the area – it is a homeowners association for the entire township. It is the only unincorporated town in the Las Vegas Valley that does not have a town advisory board.
[edit] Geography
Summerlin South is located at (36.126425, -115.332759)GR1. It is bounded on the north by Charleston Avenue, on the west and south by its extension State Road 159, and on the east by Hualapi Avenue.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 105.8 km² (40.8 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,735 people, 1,567 households, and 1,101 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 35.3/km² (91.5/mi²). There were 1,755 housing units at an average density of 16.6/km² (43.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.88% White, 4.15% African American, 0.59% Native American, 10.04% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, 2.84% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.84% of the population.
There were 1,567 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $64,784, and the median income for a family was $69,250. Males had a median income of $51,611 versus $31,734 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,017. About 1.3% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
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