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Location: (H 9 The Las Vegas Valley Water District is located in Clark County in southern Nevada about 240 air line miles northeast of Los Angeles. It covers an area of 196,480 acres (307 square miles) and has an estimated population of 65,000. The District comprises the incorporated cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson, the towns of Vegas Heights, Paradise, Winchester, Whitney and Pittman, and a large adjacent area, including several unincorporated residential areas. The Nellis Air Force Base is also within the boundaries of the District. Altitudes range generally from 1500 feet to 2300 feet, with an average of 2000 feet at Las Vegas. The District is traversed by U.S. Highways 91, 93, 95 and 466 and the UnionPapifie Railroad, and is served by T.W.A., United, Western and Bonanza air lines. ---- (location map to face this page) ---- ||i Residential Areas: Las Vegas, the principal residential area and trading center, is the county seat of Clark County. Las Vegas covers an area of about 18 square miles and has an estimated population of 40,000. Residences in Las Vegas are of better than average quality, and the majority are of recent construction. North Las Vegas is primarily a residential suburb of Las Vegas. North Las Vegas has an area of about 2 l/3 square miles and has an estimated population of 6,000. Henderson, the city built around the large Basic Management, Inc., industrial area, covers an area of about 2 square miles and has an estimated population of 10,000. The townsite originally consisted of about 1,000 low cost rental units, practically all of which were purchased by B.M. I. and resold to the residents. There are now about 2,000 additional homes built or building. 2