Winchester, Nevada
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Winchester is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States which contains part of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 26,958 at the 2000 census, and was estimated to be 35,587 in 2005. A part of Clark County, it is governed by the Clark County Commission. Part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, its residents use Las Vegas, Nevada for their postal address.
[edit] Geography
Winchester is located at (36.135971, -115.120856)GR1.
It sits in the east-central part of the Las Vegas Valley. To the north it borders Las Vegas, to the west and south is the township of Paradise, and to the east is Sunrise Manor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.2 km² (4.3 mi²), none of which is covered by water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 26,958 people, 11,986 households, and 6,052 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,415.0/km² (6,253.2/mi²). There were 13,535 housing units at an average density of 1,212.5/km² (3,139.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 71.83% White, 7.03% African American, 0.87% Native American, 5.36% Asian, 0.44% Pacific Islander, 9.66% from other races, and 4.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.01% of the population.
There were 11,986 households out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.5% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 106.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,251, and the median income for a family was $39,451. Males had a median income of $27,886 versus $22,453 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,615. About 11.4% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
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