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CONVENTION DATA as -become:.Jeaiji^^^maior H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^SMBialro.^Ma!mtng^^t^^i8^tta^bute'''thTs^TOaenllSin&ncejmi flnrJ eriterta i Hi?Σ≤ attractions. lf was only in 1959 that Las Vegas threw its hat in the convention ring witlWhe^^iSHiion^gjffiha capacious $6 million Las Vegas Convention Center. Since thguBHs^TOSwajcenter has become known Kkg^^amver as one of the few specifically designed for convention and exhibition activities. Las Vegas resort hotels have undergone a monumental tures capable of accommodating up to a thousand persons each. With this total convention complex to offer, Las Vegas has set ^poaSw^^^he' City>\v^?½Wias proven it can handle any type and any size convention, is now making its bid-to attract more rfatid'nal and The 1962 convention schedules included such national meetings as the American Academy of General the United States JumSTOnajmi U. S. conventions in June, and Agen ts cone I a ves i n Octobe r. These conventions alone attracted neafll 64,500 delegates. PHffi^pLas Vegas pH^|&jj|u|n Center itself can seat 8,500 in' Other facilities of the ?√ß?√ßspacioij^|||^ij?╜^mpg?╜Mip^7il!ra rooms seating e^i^lSBirilarea . - feet; a potential of over 2,000,000 square feet oorreMJgy^e?╟╓a;MWs^parking faci]m^^^|^^jij^^9 ?√ßBamMpiB aYI ?√ß rV hotels and any city. r iS^^ar. convention site, Dam, Lake Mead, the VjLlISgjaiiaS^fflrvChaiilfe1^^^ entertain- ment of the Las Vegas resorts, and the availability of transportation to and from the area-. With ideal transportation facilities available, Las Vegas conventions are now attracting heavily from the are^lg^^^b^aPplagga^r^irlinfjj- T.W.A., United, Delta, National Epfe^^aftjffiEaSij!&eq^?Σ≤^^M^^^Kiub-r.tha^^^g^Sg the resort city with major population West. Rural' in V96gMIMB^mut?╟╓ol^gig Dealers Assn., the American DentHl^r^ and the In addition to these and many others, hundreds of convention groups of all sizes have slated meetings hotels - ?╜. Page Twelve POPULATION gain in its history during the year The totalH^Wal^^^H^^nel^nME^ETalB^jfHImH'revi^a^^H^fefl on a numerical increase ofp.d,600 persons. The I a m of Las Vegas itself HHHtn?║B5ncb^pofatggiareas?╟≤*imme^JMEl^'aaiacent to it, while all a a steady interesting to note that the population of Clark County has more than quad- rupled within the pastBpj years. Records i^jeais ^^ras^^^ffigB^KeSrate of per TOTAL % OF NORTH BOULDER CLARK P?½OF YEAR LAS VEGAS CHANGE IAS VEGAS HENDERSON city;. M UNINC. COUNTY CHANCE 1910'" ' ?√ß?√ßSB ^BEBiB 2,521 BB||fl EWMi .....2,304 ?√ßn 1953 1953 ?√ßB 4,859 46 1930........... ..... 5,165;'V^ 124 3,367 mmmm mm BdI?½?╟Ñ' ?√ßHB :v-:.i5^| BMfl 16,414 92 KmaamiBiBi 192 3,875 BS9 ?√ßlEM mkhfMsm ?√ß9 W .....44,795(a) BPB ^bs|hb 10,500 3,965 19,740 90,000 86 w 5 12,902(a) ^B1|||B wMB BMIH B??i?? 4 1957V'- :- MmMmssR 13 ^Bij??BB 11,500 4,000 16,000 98,000 4 MmmmKm .....55,000 4'-?╟ , 16,000 ^BIPH BBioMuB - 18,230 1I@M@M61 7 1.95<j>* * Mi 7 ^?√ßppobSljg 12,000 4,040 WKmMiom 115,000 9 i 960.;.....:... .....64,605 10 18,422 ^B1|?║H 27,405 liMlIH 10 1?╟÷tAi.iiyji.li.iM , ?╟╓ 9. 13,500 4,165 ?√ßMil 141,400 ^Bn 1961(b)....... aBEBi 8 23,500 ^R?╜B 4MQM 43,630 ?√ßImii 15 1962 ?╜M ......89,000 16 |B|i||^B 17,300 4,800 BBBB 193,600 :,(a)'!^^^ral U. S. Census RIBjSHj December 31 stj ^recomjm to counf'^pj^Hr^^^^Hj^KtJme area H^^^BH^^^^patterhiwreh has b^jaKsiabl ishe.dt during th^pa^^^^Sfj^ee^v?Θ╝the population of the county by the year 19fflMttl.d'aUlHSHHfiHgHfflH and 380,000 persons. (?√ßSOURCES -,Laffifflls Plann^^De^rtn^nt^^^^^m ber of Commerce, Clark County Planning DepartM^^FielS^tjlii^jMee|^^M^^^^^^ffl^ *i-< U. S. Census Bureau.