Henderson, Nevada

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Henderson
City
Left-right from top: Lake Las Vegas, Henderson Executive Airport, The District at Green Valley Ranch, St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Ethel M Chocolate Botanical Gardens, Clark County Heritage Museum
Flag
Motto:  A Place to Call Home
Location within Clark County
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Coordinates: 36°2′N 114°59′W / 36.033°N 114.983°W / 36.033; -114.983
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Clark
Founded	1941; 83 years ago (1941)
Incorporated	April 16, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-04-16)
Named for	Charles Henderson
Government
• Type	Council-Manager/CEO
• Mayor	Michelle Romero (R)
• Mayor Pro Tem	Dan H. Stewart
• City Council	Dan H. Stewart Dan Shaw Carrie Cox Jim Seebock
• City Manager/CEO	Richard Derrick
Area [1]
• Total	106.92 sq mi (276.94 km2)
• Land	106.43 sq mi (275.66 km2)
• Water	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,864 ft (569 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	317,610
• Rank	55th in the United States
• Density	2,984.10/sq mi (1,152.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	89002, 89009, 89011, 89012, 89014–89016, 89044, 89052, 89053, 89074, 89077
Area code(s)	702 and 725
FIPS code	32-31900
Website	www.cityofhenderson.com

Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the 2nd most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Valley. Henderson occupies the southeastern end of the valley, at an elevation of 1,864 feet (568 m).

Henderson is known for its supply of magnesium during World War II. With the decline of magnesium production, the Nevada legislature approved a bill that gave Nevada's Colorado River Commission the authority to purchase the industrial plants, and Henderson was incorporated in 1953. Henderson is the location of Lake Las Vegas.^[3]