Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

1960‑1983:		Las Vegas, NV SMSA
1983‑1992:		Las Vegas, NV MSA
1992‑2003:		Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA
2003‑2006:		Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Mohave County, AZ	8,510	7,736	25,857	55,865	93,497	155,032	186,617

Clark County, NV	48,289	127,016	273,288	463,087	741,459	1,375,765	1,709,364

Nye County, NV	3,101	4,374	5,599	9,048	17,781	32,485	40,395



Total	-	127,016	273,288	463,087	741,459	1,563,282	1,709,364
Percent Change	-	-	115.2%	69.5%	60.1%	110.8%	9.3%



Total (as currently defined)	48,289	127,016	273,288	463,087	741,459	1,375,765	1,709,364
Percent Change	-	163.0%	115.2%	69.5%	60.1%	85.5%	24.2%

Timeline

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Component

Mohave County, AZ

Clark County, NV

Nye County, NV

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Las Vegas, NV	24,624	64,405	*	125,787	*	164,674	*	258,295	*	478,434	*	545,147	*



Total	0	64,405		125,787		164,674		258,295		478,434		545,147
Metro	0	127,016		273,288		463,087		741,459		1,563,282		1,709,364
Percent		50.7%		46.0%		35.6%		34.8%		30.6%		31.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

City

Las Vegas, NV

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			106,011	83.5%
		UA Population		89,427	70.4%
	Rural Population			21,005	16.5%

	Inside Central Cities			64,405	50.7%
	Outside Central Cities			62,611	49.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			127,016	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Las Vegas, NV		89,427	89,427	100.0%

	Total			89,427


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			258,299	94.5%
		UA Population		236,681	86.6%
	Rural Population			14,989	5.5%

	Inside Central Cities			125,787	46.0%
	Outside Central Cities			147,501	54.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			273,288	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Las Vegas, NV		236,681	236,681	100.0%

	Total			236,681


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			442,464	95.5%
		UA Population		432,874	93.5%
	Rural Population			20,623	4.5%

	Inside Central Cities			164,674	35.6%
	Outside Central Cities			298,413	64.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			463,087	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Las Vegas, NV		432,874	432,874	100.0%

	Total			432,874


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			815,386	95.6%
		UA Population		697,348	81.8%
	Rural Population			37,351	4.4%

	Inside Central Cities			258,295	30.3%
	Outside Central Cities			594,442	69.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			852,737	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Las Vegas, NV		697,348	697,348	100.0%

	Total			697,348


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,343,728	97.7%
		UA Population		1,314,357	95.5%
	Rural Population			32,037	2.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			478,434	34.8%
	Outside Principal Cities			897,331	65.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,375,765	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Las Vegas, NV		1,314,357	1,314,357	100.0%

	Total			1,314,357


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Aug 1960



-		New SMSA: Las Vegas, NV SMSA
-		Clark County, NV included as original SMSA component
-		Las Vegas, NV designated as original central city of new SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Las Vegas, NV MSA changed to Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA
-		Mohave County, AZ added
-		Nye County, NV added


Jun 2003



-		Title of Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA changed to Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metro Area
-		Mohave County, AZ included as original component of Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Micro Area
-		Nye County, NV included as original component of Pahrump, NV Micro Area

[INDEX]