Indian Springs (Nevada)
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Location in Nevada
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Basic data | |
State : | United States |
State : | Nevada |
County : | Clark County |
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.