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The crazy thing about the Las Vegas numbers is that a large portion of the high rises are not in the city of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas strip isn't in the city. It is county land and the township of Paradise. The Stratosphere tower is in the city of Las Vegas. Everything south of Sahara Ave on Las Vegas blvd is the township of Paradise. Also the welcome to Las Vegas sign is likewise not in the city of Las Vegas as well.

The strange thing is that the city of Las Vegas came first but the strip has since come to dominate the primary city. That and it took the name of the primary city even though isn't. I can't think of a similar situation elsewhere. Paradise, NV is the true center of the valley and metro. The Las Vegas metro area is listed as Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise. The city of Las Vegas does have the highest population and the city of Henderson the second highest in the metro. The city of North Las Vegas has slightly more people than the township of Paradise and is growing faster.