Paradise, Nevada

Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is close to the city of Las Vegas and contains most of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the unincorporated town with the most people in Nevada. It was founded on December 8, 1950.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) school mascot was Beauregard, a wolf dressed in a gray military field jacket and Confederate cap in 1970. Beauregard was named for CSA Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard.

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Category:1950 establishments in the United States
Category:1950s establishments in Nevada
Category:Census-designated places in Clark County, Nevada
Category:Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Nevada