Editing Moapa, Nevada

{{other uses|Moapa (disambiguation)}}
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'''Moapa''' is an [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated town]]<ref>http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/admin_services/tlservices/Pages/Moapa%20Town%20Advisory%20Board.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202034755/http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/Depts/admin_services/tlservices/Pages/Moapa%20Town%20Advisory%20Board.aspx |date=2015-12-02 }} Moapa Town Board</ref> and  [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], [[Nevada]], United States. The population was 1,025 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Moapa Town CDP, Nevada| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 13, 2012}}</ref> It is the largest town in Clark County by land area. Both the second and the third tallest structures in Nevada, the Moapa Entravision Tower and the Moapa Kemp Tower respectively, are located in Moapa.

== History ==
The first permanent settlement at Moapa was made in 1865.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171723/http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-09 |url-status=live | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=16}}</ref>

Two [[Hal Roach]] short silent comedies were filmed here: ''Black Cyclone'' in 1925 and ''[[Flying Elephants]]'' with [[Laurel and Hardy]] in 1927.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017893/locations?ref_=ttfc_ql_6 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Moapa was the site of a wildfire that began on July 1, 2010.  The fire covered at least {{convert|680|acre}} and destroyed at least 15 buildings, largely in the [[Warm Springs Ranch]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Fire near Moapa destroys 10 homes, burns more than 680 acres |author=Kyle Hansen |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]] |date=2010-07-01 |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/01/wildfire-prompts-voluntary-evacuations-near-moapa/ }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 150.8&nbsp;square miles (390.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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| 2000 = 928
| 2010 = 1025
| 2020 = 1006
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 928 people, 273 households, and 220 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|6.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 310 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.22% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.65% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 30.50% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 35.02% of the population.

There were 273 households, out of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. Of all households, 14.7% were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 38.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,365, and the median income for a family was $49,327. Males had a median income of $38,929 versus $20,990 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,587. About 1.7% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Moapa has a [[public library]], a branch of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/nevada/ | title=Nevada Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
Lying within Moapa is the second tallest structure in Nevada, the {{convert|1400|ft|adj=on}} Moapa Entravision Tower, located at the coordinates 36°36′3.5″ N, 114°35′9.1″ W.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrRegistration.jsp?regKey=2648759 |title=Registration 1249595 |work=FCC |access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref>

The community was home to [[Reid Gardner Generating Station]], a major coal-fired power plant which had been jointly owned by [[NV Energy]] and the [[California Department of Water Resources]]. Three units of this plant shut down in 2014, and the remaining unit shut down in 2017. The site has since been redeveloped into the [[Reid Gardner Battery Energy Storage System]], wholly-owned by NV Energy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reimagined Reid Gardner |url=https://www.nvenergy.com/alwayson/reimagined-reid-gardner |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.nvenergy.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Moapa, Nevada}}
* [https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/administrative_services/town___liaison_services/moapa_tab.php Moapa Town Advisory Board Homepage]

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