THE HENDERSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Mojave Basins setting.
Henderson city has 121 square miles of land in Clark County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Mojave Basins, within Mojave Basin and Range.
Broad dry basins and scattered ranges define the Mojave landscape. Creosote scrub, yuccas and Joshua trees occur regionally, with different plant communities on alkali flats and higher mountains.
Regional context: Mojave Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Henderson and Clark County
Henderson is associated with Clark County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Henderson by land and water
The Census records 0.49 square miles of water within Henderson, or 0.4% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 2.1% recorded for Clark County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Henderson city has 17.8 times the land area of nearby Whitney CDP (6.81 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

