Editing Boulder City, Nevada (section)

===Trendsetter for decentralization===
While the establishment of Boulder City occurred while Las Vegas was modest in size with approximately 5,000 inhabitants, it was effectively the beginning of the fragmentation of cities in the region of [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]]. This move to disperse to multiple centers predated the [[decentralization]] movement of the 1970s. The nearby city of [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]], founded in 1943 and based around the [[magnesium]] industry, was another early example of decentralization before Clark County had a significant population: "...the region began to decentralize and regroup as a multi-centered area early in its history."<ref>Gottdiener, Collins & Dickens, p. 26</ref> The independent governments of Henderson, [[North Las Vegas, Nevada|North Las Vegas]], Las Vegas, and Boulder City have perpetuated the fragmented nature of the region, giving each city its individual character, as well as generally stymieing the outward growth of these cities.<ref>Gottdiener, Collins & Dickens, p. 28</ref>