Talk:Moapa, Nevada

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv (talk) 22:30, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Moapa Town, Nevada → Moapa, Nevada – The census-designated place is named Moapa Town, but the actual unincorporated town, as defined by the county commission, is Moapa. (See the town board bylaws, which discuss "the unincorporated town of Moapa".) The postal address is "Moapa, NV", and newspapers refer to "Moapa" (e.g.   ). The only source I see that refers to "Moapa Town" is the Census Bureau.

Nyttend undid my move, arguing that the article is about the CDP, the name of which is clearly Moapa Town. I would argue that the article should be about the town, not the CDP. (Or more exactly, should be primarily about the town, discussing the CDP only where it's relevant, i.e. for the Census statistics.) If you divorce the two notions, the CDP isn't even notable. It's just a bucket created for statistical reporting purposes, as the Census Bureau itself says. The town of Moapa, on the other hand, is a defined government entity. Toohool (talk) 03:37, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. First, town is not a well defined division in the NRS.  Second within Clark County it would be reasonable to have all of the unincorporated divisions named in a like manner.  So we have Paradise, Nevada and not Paradise Town, Nevada.  While the focus may be on the CDP, that can be fixed with a rewrite. Adding in more on government by Clark County since it is unincorporated and the existence of the advisory council would be wise enhancements. Vegaswikian (talk) 19:24, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. The populated place as commonly known in reliable sources is more significant than the arcane nomenclature adopted by the Census Bureau to identify artificial statistical areas. older ≠ wiser 15:48, 19 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Support. The town is widely known simply as Moapa and newspaper and book references will use that name. Nevadaresident (talk) 13:57, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.