LibGuides: HIST 302 (Figanbaum) Public History: Las Vegas &amp; Clark County government

Historical records

Now available online - follow links from the collection guide to individual records.

Las Vegas City Commission records
The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Includes minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Other materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business.

Government records

Clark County Commissioners
Las Vegas Records and Information Search Engine
City of Las Vegas meeting agendas, minutes, and more - 2006-2019.
City of Las Vegas records, 2019-

Legal

Clark County Code
Clark County Courts Records Inquiry
Clark County Law Library
Information on doing legal research in Nevada, as well as links to online forms.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
CrimeMapping.com
Allows limit by specific address and/or zip code, dates, crime type & radius to generate a map of crimes.
UCR Crime Statistics
Uniform Crime Report data from Center for Analysis of Crime Statistics

Las Vegas demographics and economic data

Social Explorer
Good for: Accessing current and historical U.S. census data and demographic information.
Contains: Census data and demographic information visualized on a map.

The easy-to-use web interface lets users create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change. In addition to being a comprehensive data resource, Social Explorer also offers features and tools to meet the needs of both demography experts and novices. It creates reports at all geographic levels including the state, county, census tract, block group, zip code and census place. Included are over 18,000 maps, hundreds of profile reports, 40 billion data elements, 335,000 variables and 220 years of data.
MyResearcher.com
Good for: Tracking data and finding information about Las Vegas and Clark County, as well as gaming statistics from across the United States.
Contains: Las Vegas and Clark County area statistics as well as detailed gaming statistics from across the United States.
First time users must register with their UNLV email address. The account will need to be renewed each June.

MyResearcher is a data-tracking and information reporting tool created by Applied Analysis with Las Vegas and Clark County area statistics as well as detailed gaming statistics from across the United States. It allows users to search millions of economic, fiscal, social and environmental metrics, tracking and trending the ones that matter most to them. MyResearcher has Las Vegas and Clark County area statistics as well as detailed gaming statistics from across the United States.

LVCVA Tourism Tracker
Create custom tables about visitation and other topics using data compiled by LVCVA
Center for Gaming Research
Las Vegas Perspective
Print publication available from 1984-2019 with demographic, real estate, community and tourism data about the Las Vegas valley.

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Current issue at Research and Information desk; older issues in book stacks and Special Collections.

Nevada Population and Economic Data

Nevada Workforce Informer
Employment and unemployment data, occupations and wages, and employment projections.
Nevada State Demographer
The State Demographer produces annual population estimates; total population projections; and age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin estimates and projections.
Nevada Regional Economic Analysis Project
Income data for the state, counties and metropolitan areas from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Nevada State Data Center

HIST 302 (Figanbaum) Public History

Nevada and Las Vegas Think Tanks

Nevada documents

State and Local Documents

Nevada Legislature

Historical records

Government records

Legal

Las Vegas demographics and economic data

Nevada Population and Economic Data

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