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AMARGOSA VALLEY "Champagne Air & Million Dollar Sunsets" UNINCORPORATED TOWN LOCATION: South central Nevada AREA: 545 square miles AVERAGE ELEVATION: 2640 feet Amargosa Valley is primarily comprised of large residential parcels. Area industry is mostly agricultural with one large dairy. There is some light manufacturing and one large parcel is being developed as an industrial park with some speculative building which includes a 20,000 sq. foot building suitable for many forms of industry. The area is well situated on the Nevada Science and Technology Corridor. The Nevada Space Center and Industrial Center (with incubator) is planned for construction at the intersection of highways 95 and 373 in the south-eastern area which is close to NTS and Yucca Mountain access. Also under development in this area is the Jackass Flats Aero park which will improve existing airport facilities. High-capacity fiberoptic cabling is installed. The community planning effort calls for hi-tech and other industry along highways 95 and 373. Other land is available throughout the valley without the risk of residential encroachment. AREA INFORMATION |
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POPULATION Amargosa Valley Nye County 1990 1,070 21,647 1996 1,250 25,240 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census; UNR College of Business Administration. HOUSING Total housing units....................................334 Vacant housing........................................... 55 Source: U.S Bureau of the Census WEEKLY WAGE/EARNINGS* Mining............................................................$822.18 Construction....................................................749.98 Manufacturing................................................564.79 Durable goods..................................................575.69 Nondurable goods...........................................545.08 Public Utilities................................................ 840.10 Trade................................................................346.42 Wholesale..........................................................583.38 Retail.................................................................293.72 *Average earnings in Nevada Source: The Research and Analysis Bureau.. LABOR FORCE Labor Force*...............................................11,106 Unemployment Rate*....................................5.1% *seasonally adjusted county-wide (August 1996) Source: Nevada Employment Security Research Division
TAXES Personal income....................................................None Corporate income.................................................None Franchise...............................................................None Grocery store food items.....................................None Inventory...............................................................None Estate.....................................................................None Unitary..................................................................None Sales.....................................................................6.75%
Real property mill levy* Amargosa......................................... $3.6367 *County total includes hospital, library, and school districts. Per $100 of assesessed value. (33% of appraised) Gasoline* per gallon County............................................... 10.35 State.................................................. 18.4 Federal............................................. 18.3 Total.................................................. 47.05 *Effective October 1, 1996, shown in cents UTILITIES Electricity: Valley Electric Association Natural Gas: Propane Water: Private wells Sewer: Septic systems Telephone: Nevada Bell Solid waste: 2 disposal companies 3 county landfill sites APPROXIMATE MILEAGE FROM AMARGOSA TO Denver, Colorado..............................................860 Los Angeles, California....................................370 Las Vegas, Nevada..............................................85 Phoenix, Arizona...............................................375 Reno, Nevada.....................................................360 Salt Lake City, Utah.........................................610 San Diego, California.......................................480 San Francisco, California................................666 Tonopah, Nevada..............................................121 |
TRANSPORTATION MAJOR HIGHWAYS U.S. 95 Northbound - Tonopah, Carson City, Reno Southbound - Las Vegas HIGHWAYS, continued Nevada 373 West from US 95 at Lathrop wells to Death Valley and eastern California I-15 via Nevada 373 and California 127 Gateway to Southern California COMMON CARRIERS Viking Motor Cargo Mohave Freight United Parcel Service
Full service post office
BUS SERVICE Daily K - T Services to Las Vegas and Reno AIRPORT Jackass Aero Park, 6,200 foot dirt strip undergoing development as commericial jet park. Tiedowns available. CLIMATE Annual average rainfall........................4.32 inches Average Temperatures January average high............60.8 F January average low..............30.8 F July average high.................103.0 F July average low.....................68.0 F Average growing season.......185 days COMMUNITY SERVICES: CHURCHES -1 Roman Catholic - 3 Protestant MEDICAL - 1 Clinic - 1 Physician’s Assistant - 1 Visiting physician SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER - 1 Center serving and delivering meals; providing recreation and some transportation SCHOOLS - K through 8 Clark County Community College Extension Courses - University of Nevada-Las Vegas Extensio n Service LIBRARY - 1 with 7,200 volumes COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Chamber of Commerce Veterans of Foreign Wars Post VFW Auxiliary RECREATION Recreation Facilities - Ball park - Arena - Sand drag racing - Recreation center - Camping area ENTERTAINMENT Longstreet Inn Hotel/Casino/RV park and Golf course Stateline Casino TOWN-OWNED MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING Stage - Basketball court - Volleyball facility - Convention facilities NEARBY Death Valley National Monument Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge
EVENT Nevada 500 - Desert Race Various community BBQ’s PUBLIC SAFETY Sheriff’s substation 2 Volunteer staffed fire houses Ambulance service with EMT’s |
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