Jean, Nevada
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Jean is a small community that is located on I-15 at exit 12, meaning that it is 12 miles north of the Nevada-California state line. Las Vegas is located about 30 miles to the north. Jean's slogan is "Old Vegas isn't gone... It just moved to exit 12."
The area is mostly commercial with the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino, Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall, the Jean Airport (used for sport activities like skydiving), a Nevada Department of Corrections Facility established in 1987 and a Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) substation.
Demographics
As of 2006, Jean contains a total of 2 permanent residents.History
The welcome center was moved to Primm in early 2000. The welcome center was converted to an NHP substation in 2004.The median between the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino and the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall was the scene of the worst single-vehicle accident in southern Nevada history (at that time), when a van with 13 people flipped over and eight people were killed. The accident occurred in March of 2000.
Trivia
The section of I-15 between Vegas and California is also patrolled by California Highway Patrol officers who are driving between their Vegas homes and their patrol areas in California.References
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