Las Vegas (often abbreviated as Vegas) is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, the seat of
Clark
County , and an internationally known vacation, shopping, entertainment, and gambling destination.
The name Las Vegas is often applied to the unincorporated areas of
Clark
County that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip. This 4½ mi (7.2 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is mostly outside the Las Vegas city limits, in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and
Winchester.
Las Vegas has been the county seat of
Clark
County since the formation of the county in 1909. The Census Bureau's official population estimate, as of 2006, was 552,539, though the city’s own Planning and Development Department reported a population of 591,536 as of July, 2006.
The United States Census Bureau 2006 estimates place the population for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area at 1,777,539 people, and the region is one of the fastest growing in the
. Las Vegas was ranked as the 32nd largest city in the in 2000, but 2006 estimates suggest that the city's population has since surpassed that of Nashville, Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, and Tucson, Arizona to place it 28th in rank.
While much of the metropolitan area is not in the city limits, it does share a police department. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department provides most law enforcement services in the city and surrounding county after a 1975 merger of the Las Vegas Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff's Department. Incorporated cities in
Clark
County , as well as colleges, parks and schools have their own police departments that fall outside of Metro's jurisdiction.\
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