Spring Valley, Nevada
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| Spring Valley, Nevada | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Area | |
| - Total | 33.4 sq mi (86.4 km²) |
| - Land | 33.4 sq mi (86.4 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 2,365 ft (721 m) |
| Population (July 1, 2007) | |
| - Total | 180,640 |
| - Density | 5,257/sq mi (2,032.2/km²) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| FIPS code | 32-68585 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867350 |
Spring Valley is an unincorporated township and census designated place (CDP), in Clark County, Nevada, United States located two miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 117,390 at the 2000 census, and was estimated by the Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department to have a population of 175,581 as of July 1, 2006.[1].
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[edit] Background
Pardee Homes began developing a master-planned housing community called Spring Valley southwest of Las Vegas in the mid-1970s. By 1981, residents grouped together to solicit the Clark County Commission to create an unincorporated town, which it did that May. The town originally encompassed just one square mile – it now occupies much of the southwest quarter of the Las Vegas Valley.
The predominant boundaries of Spring Valley are Sahara Avenue on the north, Decatur Boulevard on the east, Warm Springs Road on the south and Hualapai Way on the west.
The area mostly consists of housing subdivisions, with strip malls lining the large boulevards that connect suburban Las Vegas to the Strip. The northern part of Spring Valley includes areas of rural-estate zoning, with large parcels of land on 1/64 square mile blocks. The southern part of Spring Valley, is quickly developing – just 15 years ago, very little south of Tropicana Avenue was developed within Spring Valley.
A large park, Desert Breeze Park, is located in the north-central part of the town.
Its municipal government is the Clark County Commission, which has seven members from across Southern Nevada (and none of who reside in Spring Valley, as of 2006). A five-member Town Advisory Board offers advisory opinions on zoning and business matters to the commission, but the commission is not obligated to respond or be held to those suggestions.
Spring Valley is the home of tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, as well as Sacramento Kings owners George and Gavin Maloof. The Sultan of Brunei used to keep a residence there, and Carrot Top has his Las Vegas residence in the area. Nascar driver Kurt Busch went to high school in Spring Valley, along with actress Cerina Vincent and BMX celebrity T.J. Lavin.
[edit] Geography
Spring Valley is located at (36.112520, -115.250198)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 33.4 square miles (86.4 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 117,390 people, 47,964 households, and 29,929 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,519.4 people per square mile (1,358.6/km²). There were 52,870 housing units at an average density of 1,585.0/sq mi (611.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.60% White, 5.29% African American, 0.60% Native American, 11.21% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 5.14% from other races, and 4.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.77% of the population.
There were 47,964 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,563, and the median income for a family was $55,021. Males had a median income of $37,068 versus $28,288 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,321. About 4.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ Clark County Demographic Department
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- The Spring Valley land-use plan, which includes information on its boundaries
- Spring Valley Town Advisory Board Homepage
- Spring Valley, Nevada is at coordinates Coordinates:
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