Jean, Nevada
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Clark County, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,375,765 people, 512,253 households, and 339,693 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.6% White , 9.1% Black, 5.7% Asian, 0.8% American Indian and 12.8% of other or mixed race. 22.0% were Hispanic of any race...
, located approximately 12 mi (19.3 km) north of the Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
-California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
state line along Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Nevada
In the U.S. State of Nevada, Interstate 15 begins in Primm, continues through Las Vegas and it crosses the border with Arizona in Mesquite. The freeway runs entirely in Clark County. Many motorists use Interstate 15 to visit Las Vegas, as it is the only primary Interstate Highway in the city. The...
. Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
is located about 30 mi (48.3 km) to the north. There are no residents of Jean, Nevada, but many people in nearby communities like Primm
Primm, Nevada
Primm is a tiny community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the border between California and Nevada...
and Sandy Valley
Sandy Valley, Nevada
Sandy Valley is a census-designated place in the Mesquite Valley in west-central Clark County, Nevada, United States. Sandy Valley has variant name of Sandy, Nevada. The population was 1,804 at the 2000 census. Sandy Valley is bordered on the East by the southern extension of the Spring Mountains...
have "Jean" listed as the city in their mailing address because Jean is the location of the main post office in the 89019 ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
. Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas Boulevard
State Route 604 is the route number designation for parts of Las Vegas Boulevard, a major north–south road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Nevada in the United States best known for the Las Vegas Strip and its casinos. Formerly carrying U.S...
South ends about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Jean, and contiguously runs northbound past Las Vegas, ending near the I-15
Interstate 15 in Nevada
In the U.S. State of Nevada, Interstate 15 begins in Primm, continues through Las Vegas and it crosses the border with Arizona in Mesquite. The freeway runs entirely in Clark County. Many motorists use Interstate 15 to visit Las Vegas, as it is the only primary Interstate Highway in the city. The...
-US 93 Junction.
The area is mostly commercial with the exception of the post office and the courthouse, with commercial outlets such as the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
Opened in 1990, the Gold Strike is a hotel and casino located in Jean, Nevada, approximately from the California state line, and about from downtown Las Vegas. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, has 811 rooms and several different places to eat...
, the Jean Sport Aviation Center
Jean Airport
Jean Airport , also known as Jean Sport Aviation Center, is a small public airport located in Jean, in Clark County, Nevada, USA. The airport is mainly used for sports aviation like gliders and sky diving and is operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation.- Facilities :Jean Airport covers ...
(used for sport activities like skydiving), Jean Conservation Camp (a minimum-security, all female Nevada Department of Corrections
Nevada Department of Corrections
The Nevada Department of Corrections is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located in Building 17 in the Stewart Facility in Carson City.-History:...
Facility established in 1987) and a Nevada Highway Patrol
Nevada Highway Patrol
Nevada Highway Patrol is a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety that is responsible for law enforcement across the entire state of Nevada...
(NHP) substation. The Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino
Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino
The Nevada Landing was a hotel and casino designed to resemble two riverboats. It was located in Jean, Nevada, near the California state line, within sight of Interstate 15. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, had 303 rooms, four restaurants, over 800 slot machines , live keno, table...
also was located here but was demolished in April 2008 and its sign removed in 2011. The Jean Post Office is located on Las Vegas Boulevard in Jean. The Goodsprings Township Courthouse is also located in Jean.
History
The town was named originally named Goodsprings Junction. But on June 28, 1905, postmaster George Arthur Fayle renamed it Jean, in honor of his wife. He also built the Pioneer Saloon in Goodsprings.Pop's Oasis Casino was the first casino in Jean. The Oasis closed in 1988. Chips and tokens from Pop's Oasis were poured into the foundation of the Nevada Landing. When the Nevada Landing was leveled in May 2008 these chips and tokens, some embedded in concrete, were found by collectors.
The welcome center was moved to Primm
Primm, Nevada
Primm is a tiny community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the border between California and Nevada...
in early 2000. The welcome center was converted to an NHP substation in 2004.
The median between the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino
Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino
The Nevada Landing was a hotel and casino designed to resemble two riverboats. It was located in Jean, Nevada, near the California state line, within sight of Interstate 15. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, had 303 rooms, four restaurants, over 800 slot machines , live keno, table...
and the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall
Opened in 1990, the Gold Strike is a hotel and casino located in Jean, Nevada, approximately from the California state line, and about from downtown Las Vegas. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, has 811 rooms and several different places to eat...
was the scene of the worst single-vehicle accident in southern Nevada history (at that time), when a van with thirteen people flipped over and eight people were killed. The accident occurred in March 2000.
The Nevada Landing Casino closed in March 2007, but the Gold Strike remains active.
Geography
Jean is located on a mountain pass, Jean Pass (south), at the west of the Jean Dry LakeJean Lake
Jean Lake, , is a small endorheic dry lake 3 mi east of Jean, Nevada and Interstate 15. With the Bird Spring Range adjacent northwest it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley is adjacent south....
basin. Sheep Mountain borders east of Jean, and the southeast of Jean Dry Lake. Northwest of the pass lies the southeast foothills of the Bird Spring Range
Bird Spring Range
The Bird Spring Range is a mountain range in Clark County, Nevada....
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Popular Culture
Jean appears in the 2010 game, Fallout: New VegasFallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada...
. A highway sign specifying the distances to both Jean and Los Angeles appears in the movie, "Swingers" (1996), as the protagonists stop on the side of the highway on their way from Las Vegas to L.A.
