Indian Springs, Nevada

Indian Springs, Nevada
—  Unincorporated town  —
Location of Indian Springs in Clark County, Nevada
Coordinates: 36°34′18″N 115°40′38″W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Area
• Total	19.0 sq mi (49.3 km2)
• Land	19.0 sq mi (49.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	3,169 ft (966 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,302
• Density	102.4/sq mi (39.5/km2)
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	89018
Area code(s)	702
FIPS code	32-35300
GNIS feature ID	0847373
Website	Indian Springs Town Advisory Board

Indian Springs is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2000 census.

History

Indian Springs is named for the artesian spring that provides the area with water. Over the years the spring has been used by Native Americans, the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad from 1906–1919, and later as an artist colony.

Since the 1940s when the United States Army Air Forces established a training facility here, Indian Springs has been home for many military groups. Prior to being renamed as Creech Air Force Base in 2005, the field was known as Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air Field. In 1982 the USAF Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron suffered a crash at the base. The "Diamond Crash" caused the deaths of four pilots.

One of the town's main roads, "Sky Road," was named by William J. Brady, in memory of his friend Sky, who was also an Indian Springs resident.

The artesian spring: the land surrounding the creek and lake (a small, muddy, carp-infested lake) was called "The Ranch." It was privately owned. The owners rented out old ranch houses. Also, the owners allowed a tanker truck from the Nevada Test Site to fill up (regularly) with fresh water from the creek/spring, for the workers at the Nevada Test Site to drink. The problem was that the same truck was also used to haul leaded gasoline to the site. So, the drinking water was contaminated with gasoline. (The ranch owners didn't know about the contamination; they were doing a good thing.)

If you visit Indian Springs today, you will see trailers from an era gone by. Look for the "Atomic View Trailer Court". Some of the same people who lived in Indian Springs during the 1950s still live there today.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,302 people, 526 households, and 341 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 68.4 people per square mile (26.4/km²). There were 657 housing units at an average density of 34.5 per square mile (13.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.02% White, 1.15% African American, 2.00% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.84% Pacific Islander, 4.22% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.84% of the population.

There were 526 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,966, and the median income for a family was $40,608. Males had a median income of $35,609 versus $24,286 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,687. About 7.2% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Indian Springs Town Advisory Board