WEST DALLAS

'West Dallas' is an area comprised of many communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas (USA). West Dallas is the area bounded by Interstate 30 on the south, the Trinity River on the east and north, and Irving on the west.^[2] The area is predominantly Hispanic and is among the poorest areas of the city.

Contents

Demographics

Neighborhoods

Industrial sections

Education

References

External links

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 24,132 people residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 27.7% White, 37.4% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 35.8% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 63.4% of the population.

Neighborhoods

★ Eagle Ford

★ La Bajada

★ La L'aceate

★ La Loma

★ Lake West

★ Ledbetter Gardens

★ Los Altos

★ Muncie

★ Western Heights

★ Westmoreland Heights

Industrial sections

★ Lone Star Industrial Park

★ Singleton Industrial Area

★ Turnpike Distribution Center

Education

Public education in west Dallas is provided by the Irving and Dallas Independent School Districts. Dallas schools cover over 90% of the area — only areas on the north side of the original channel of the West Fork of the Trinity River and on the west side of the original channel of Mountain Creek attend Irving schools. (''See: Channeling of the Trinity River'')
All students zoned to Dallas schools attend Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center and L. G. Pinkston High School,^[3] as well as one of the following elementary schools:

★ Gabe P. Allen Elementary School

★ C. F. Carr Elementary School

★ George W. Carver Learning Center

★ Lorenzo DeZavala Elementary School

★ Amelia Earhart Elementary School

★ Sidney Lanier Elementary School Vanguard for Expressive Arts

★ Eladio R. Martinez Learning Center

★ Sequoyah Learning Center
All students zoned to Irving schools attend Bowie Middle School and Nimitz High School. Students living on the north side of the original channel of the West Fork of the Trinity River attend Schulze Elementary School and students living on the west side of the original channel of Mountain Creek attend Townley Elementary School.^[4]

References

1. West Dallas Chamber of Commerce - About. Retrieved on 6 December 2006.
2. West Dallas Chamber of Commerce - Map. Retrieved on 11 November 2006.
3. Dallas ISD - 2007 School Feeder Patterns - L. G. Pinkston High School. (Maps: 'ES:' Allen, Carr, Carver, DeZavala, Earhart, Lanier, Martinez, Sequoyah; 'MS:' Edison, Quintanilla; 'HS:' Pinkston.) Retrieved on 13 May 2007.
4. Irving ISD - School Feeder Patterns. (Maps: 'ES:' Schulze, Townley; 'MS:' Bowie; 'HS:' Nimitz.) Retrieved on 13 May 2007.

External links

★ West Dallas Chamber of Commerce