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Summerlin is an affluent 〔(THE SHOPS AT SUMMERLIN )〕 master-planned community under development by The Howard Hughes Corporation in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada near the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It lies within the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, and in unincorporated Clark County. Summerlin was named after Howard Hughes’ grandmother, Jean Amelia Summerlin. The community includes a variety of land uses, including: residential, commercial, recreational, educational, medical, open space, and cultural. As of the 2010 census, Summerlin's population is nearly 100,000, up from its population of 59,000 in 2000.〔(Summerlin Economy Continues to Grow )〕 With an average household income of $139,061, Summerlin is among the most affluent communities in Nevada.〔(2011-2013 US Census Bureau Economic Characteristics for Summerlin South CDP )〕 In 2014, Summerlin was named one of the "Best Places to Live in America" by ''Money''.〔(Summerlin Ranked As One of the Best Places to Live in America )〕 ==History== In the mid 1950s Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. purchased in Southern Nevada near Las Vegas. After Hughes died in 1976, Summa Corporation was organized to oversee Hughes’ vast business empire and land holdings, including the large parcel of Southern Nevada desert that is today known as Summerlin. In 1988, Summa Corporation exchanged more than of land adjoining Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for of land located south of Summerlin. This landmark land exchange was facilitated by The Nature Conservancy and critically acclaimed by the environmental community. It created a buffer zone to protect Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area from future development. Summa Corporation began construction of Summerlin in 1990 but initiated planning and infrastructure construction – including Summerlin Parkway – in the late 1980s. In 2002, Summa, known by now as The Howard Hughes Corporation, enacted a second exchange with the Bureau of Land Management, giving more than of environmentally sensitive land adjacent to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for more suitable for development south of Summerlin. Summerlin is currently home to more than 150 neighborhood and village parks, more than 150 completed miles of the Summerlin Trail System, nine golf courses – including Nevada’s only two Tournament Players Club courses, TPC at Summerlin and TPC Las Vegas, more than a dozen houses of worship, shopping centers, medical and cultural facilities, business parks and 26 public and private schools. The community is unfolding in villages and today, 19 of 31 total villages are complete or are under development.〔(Summerlin Fact Sheet )〕 Summerlin offers homes in a variety of styles and prices to create a true multi-generational community. As of January 2009, Summerlin has approximately available for development. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Summerlin, Nevada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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