Stateline, Nevada
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Stateline is a census-designated place ("unincorporated town") located in Douglas County, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 1,215.
Because gambling is legal in Nevada, many of the hotels in the neighboring town of South Lake Tahoe, California organize buses to take residents to the casinos in Stateline. The state line between the one towns runs down the middle of a well-known street, but otherwise the towns appear to the casual visitor as one town.
Some of the largest casino's in Stateline are Caesars Tahoe, Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Horizon Lake Tahoe, and Harvey's Lake Tahoe. Another well-known feature of Stateline is Kingsbury Grade.
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Well Known events
- The Harveys Casino had a bomb threat which continued for 2 days. Eventually, the bomb was set off, and the north side of the building was demolished. This was no large loss for Harvey Gross, because he was planning to renovate the casino and to build additional stories later that year.
- On the afternoon of January 5, 1998, the Heavenly Ski Resort was the scene of the death of musician and politician Sonny Bono. While skiing alone, Bono struck a tree on "Orion", an intermediate slope high on Heavenly's Nevada side, in Stateline.
Geography
Image:NVMap-doton-Stateline b.pngStateline is located at 38°58'14" North, 119°56'45" West (38.970512, -119.945714)Template:GR. It lies on the southern shore of Lake Tahoe to the east of the California-Nevada state line from which it takes its name, and the town of South Lake Tahoe, California.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 12.82% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,215 people, 510 households, and 245 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 700.2/km² (1,803.3/mi²). There were 562 housing units at an average density of 323.9/km² (834.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.66% White, 1.23% African American, 0.66% Native American, 8.15% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 13.00% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races. 28.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 510 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.7% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.8% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 35.6% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 124.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,641, and the median income for a family was $32,167. Males had a median income of $28,309 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,084. 12.7% of the population and 13.4% of families were below the poverty line. 16.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.