Whitney, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89014. It stands on Whitney Mesa. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas SE quadrangle. 49,061 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,942 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWhitney grew from 38,585 to 49,061 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38,585 | |
| 2020 | 49,061 | +10,476 (+27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Las Vegas SE quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Las Vegas SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Whitney between 1993 and 2020, burning about 920 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | HENDERSON ASSIST 2 |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 9 SUNSET PARK |
| 27 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Clark County Fire Department | CCFD 11 - SAM BOYD |
| 2 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 4 |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 10 WETLANDS |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SILVER BOWL |
| 4 July 1993 | Fireworks | 8.0 acres | Southern Nevada District Office | SILVERBOWL |
| 27 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clark County Fire Department | CLRX 72 - 95 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Whitney: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Milling | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1981 | |
| Pittman Salt Deposits | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Bonanza Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gibson Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Rock Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| White Rock 5 Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Las Vegas | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Paradise | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Winchester | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Winterwood (historical) | 5.7 miles | 25 | |
| Henderson | 5.8 miles | 25 | |
| Carver Park | 5.9 miles | 25 | |
| Boulder Junction | 6.1 miles | 24 | |
| Victory Village | 6.2 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Whitney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2323325 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1877236. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









