Indian Springs (Nevada)

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Indian Springs
Clark County Nevada Incorporated Areas Indian Springs highlighted.svg
Location in Nevada
Basic data
State : United States
State : Nevada
County : Clark County
Coordinates : 36 ° 34 ′  N , 115 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 34 ′  N , 115 ° 41 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 1,946 (as of 2006)
Population density : 39.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 49.3 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) of
which 49.3 km 2  (approx. 19 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 966 m
Postcodes : 89018, 89070
Area code : +1 702
FIPS : 32-35300
GNIS ID : 0847373

Indian Springs is a village in County Clark County , in the state of Nevada in the United States of America .

Indian Springs is near the Nellis Range .

Geography and climate

According to the United States Census Bureau , Indian Springs extends over an area of ​​49.3 km² . Indian Springs is a desert settlement and has no open water. The location is at the geographical coordinates 36 ° 34 'N, 115 ° 40' W.

Demographic statistics

After the census of 2000 1302 people in 526 households and 341 families live in Indian Springs. The population density is 26.4 people / km².

history

In Indian Springs there was originally a well for the Indians there. It later became an artists' colony. Today many soldiers and their families live here, in 1982 some aerobatic pilots trained in the Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field and 4 pilots died in the accident. The base is now called Creech Air Force Base , a base of drone associations.

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