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1 3 5 S O U T H F O U R T H S T R E E T ° L A S V E G A S , K E V A D A 1 9 5 5 Y E A R - E N D S T A T IS T IC A L S U M M A R Y FOR LAS VEGAS AREA AND CLARK COUNTY Showing Gains Last Year Over 1954 and 5-Year Growth 1955 Increase Pet. Totals over 1954 Gain A IR TR A V EL ............................................................ .................4 4 0 ,0 0 0 132,381 42 % 5-Year G ro w th .................................. 3 5 4 ,7 7 8 40 0 % B A N K D E P O S IT S .................................................. .......$ 9 5 ,0 9 6 ,4 4 5 $ 1,9 5 7 ,0 9 2 2 .1 6 % 5-Year G ro w th ..................................... .. 4 8 ,8 7 8 ,2 4 8 105 % BIRTHS—C lark C o unty..................................... .................... 2 ,8 0 0 40 4 14 % 5-Year Increase .............................. 1,401 50 % BU ILD IN G P ER M ITS -Las V egas C ity. .......$ 3 3 ,3 0 8 ,9 7 5 $ 5 ,6 5 2 ,4 1 6 2 0 .5 % 5-Year G ro w th —Las V egas C ity ................................... $ 2 4 ,7 4 4 ,0 3 3 288 % C A R LO A D IN G S —Forw arded T ra ffic ... ..............3 9 ,7 2 0 cars 6 ,4 1 0 19.2 % 5-Year G ro w th .................................. 9 ,7 8 4 3 2 .7 % ELECTRIC PO W ER—Sales.............................4 6 6 ,3 5 0 ,0 0 0 kw h 1 3 3 ,3 0 9 ,0 0 0 kw h 40 % Accounts ............... 2 9 ,1 0 0 4 ,1 3 2 17 % 5-Year G ro w th — Sales.............. ...2 9 0 ,5 7 9 ,0 0 0 kw h 165 % Accounts . 16,594 134 % G A S (N atural) Sales ......................................... ................................93 9 m cf 6 7 0 ,1 4 0 m cf 24 9 % Accounts .............................. ...........................8 ,7 5 7 3 ,2 5 7 59 % 3-Year G ro w th —Sales................... 7 5 4 ,8 9 5 m cf 41 0 % A c c o u n ts ......... 7,131 436 % G A SO LIN E G A LLO N A G E —C lark C o u n ty .........4 3 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 5 ,7 8 4 ,5 6 3 15 % 5-Year Increase ................................ .. 1 9 ,5 4 6 ,6 4 3 82 % HEN DERSO N IN D U STRIA L—BMI Plant G roup: P relim in ary Estim ate o f Production & Sales Increase................................20-25 % HENDERSO N IN D U STRIAL: M anganese O re—N o d u le s ....... ....... 9 8 ,0 2 3 tons 4 1 ,7 0 0 tons 74 % Units .............. ...2 ,7 4 9 ,4 4 7 tons 2 ,5 8 9 ,6 6 3 tons 94 % H O O VER D A M -V isito rs .............................. ...........2,675,371 5 6 3 ,1 9 7 2 6 .6 % Cars ...................................... ............ 8 6 5 ,6 9 2 171,701 2 4 .7 % 5-Year G ro w th —V is ito r s ............ 6 2 2 ,5 8 5 3 0 .3 % Cars ................... 2 0 4 ,1 4 8 3 0 .8 % M A R R IA G E LICEN SES ..................................... ....................2 2 ,9 8 5 2 ,2 4 7 10.8 % 5-Year Increase ................................ 4 ,1 4 4 22 % M O TO R V EH IC LE REG ISTR A TIO N ... .................... 5 5 ,0 0 0 9 ,2 2 4 17 % 5-Year Increase .............................. 2 7 ,8 1 8 100 % PO PU LATIO N — C ity of Las V egas. ...................4 4 ,7 5 0 * 2 0 ,1 2 6 # 8 1 .7 % C lark C ounty ............ ......................9 8 ,0 0 0 4 8 ,9 9 5 # 1 0 0 % * 1955 Special Census # Indicated increases over 1950 census figures PO STO FFICE R E C E IP T S ................................... .........$ 1 ,0 2 5 ,1 3 9 $ 2 1 3 ,0 3 2 2 6 .2 4 % 5-Year G ro w th .............................. ....... 5 8 8 ,5 1 7 134 % PRO PERTY T A X V A LU A T IO N S : C ity o f Las V e g as............................ ..$ 1 0 0 ,6 8 4 ,3 6 0 $ 2 0 ,8 5 8 ,1 9 5 26 % C lark C ounty ...................................... ..$ 1 9 5 ,2 0 9 ,1 4 9 $ 6 3 ,9 9 1 ,5 9 9 49 % 5-Year Increase—L. V .................... $ 67 ,34 4,571 200 % C lark C ounty ..................................... .$ 1 3 0 ,1 8 8 ,0 2 9 200 % RETA IL SA LES — Las V e g a s* ................... ..$ 1 6 3 ,1 1 2 ,6 4 0 $ 2 1 ,4 6 4 ,6 4 0 15 % 5-Year Increase ................................ .. 8 3 ,5 7 7 ,8 8 5 105 % (Note: City Comptrollers estimate based on licensing data) SCH O O L E N R O LLM EN T - LV Union D is tric t........................................... ...........................14,188 2,321 19.5 % 5-Year Increase .............................1 7,933 127 % TELEPH O N ES IN S E R V IC E ........................... ........................2 5 ,0 0 0 3 ,1 8 2 14.5 % 5-Year Increase ............................. 9 ,0 2 6 5 6 .5 % TRUST DEED REC O RD IN G S ...................... .........$6 1,9 78,021 $ 7 ,4 9 3 ,9 8 5 dec. 17% o ff Increase o ver 1953 ........................ ...$ 2 6 ,7 3 5 ,4 9 9 75 % 5-Year Increase — 1955 o ver 1951...........................$ 5 2 ,4 2 8 ,5 9 4 549 % W A TER - Sales ............................................ .........$ 1 ,3 1 2 ,9 5 0 $ 1 6 2 ,6 2 8 14.1 % Consum ption (g als.).......... 5 ,7 2 5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 5 6 2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 10.9 % 1955 o ve r 1950 Sales .............. ... $ 6 2 8 ,4 1 8 9 1 .8 % Consum ption (g a ls .)...................... 2 ,2 5 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 6 4 .9 % Prepared by statistical staff of Campbell All information contained herein has been obtained from sources deem Reedalrtye liCaobmlep/ aannyd it is believed to be correct. but no responsibility is assumed therefor and no warranty or representation made as to the accuracy th1e-1r1e-o5f5.