West Dallas

Infobox neighborhood
official_name = West Dallas


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map_caption = Location in Dallas
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = Dallas
subdivision_type3 = City
subdivision_name3 = Dallas
area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_km2 = 29.66
area_total_sq_mi = 11.45
area_land_km2 = 29.66
area_land_sq_mi = 11.45
area_water_km2 = 0
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_percent = 0
population_as_of = 2000
population_total = 24132
elevation_ft = 406
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 75212
area_code = 214, 469, 972
demographics = Dallas neighborhood demographics|neighborhood=westdallaswebsite = http://www.westdallaschamber.org/
footnotes = References: [ [http://www.westdallaschamber.org West Dallas Chamber of Commerce] - [http://www.westdallaschamber.org/about.html About] . Retrieved on 6 December 2006.]

Demographics

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 24,132 people residing in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 2.7% White, 37.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 41.8% from Hispanic or Latino, and 15.2% from two or more races. West Dallas is home to West Coast hip hop rappers like The D.O.C. and Fila Fresh Crew. West Dallas is an area consisting 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. [http://www.westdallaschamber.org/ West Dallas Chamber of Commerce] - [http://www.westdallaschamber.org/images/map.jpgMap] . Retrieved on 11 November 2006.] Fact|date=November 2007

Neighborhoods

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* Cross Hampton
* Cross Westmoreland
* Colonia Tepeyac
* Eagle Ford
* Fish Trap Projects
* La L'aceate
* La Bajada
* La Loma
* La Reunion
* Lake West
* Ledbetter Gardens, formerly Ledbetter
* Los Altos
* Muncie Heights
* Rupert Circle Projects
* 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 Westmoreland 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, [http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/indexfeeder.htm 2007 School Feeder Patterns] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/feeder2007/pinkston.htm L. G. Pinkston High School] . (Maps: ES: [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Allen2007.pdf Allen] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Carr2007.pdf Carr] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Carver2007.pdf Carver] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/DeZavala2007.pdf DeZavala] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Earhart2007.pdf Earhart] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Lanier2007.pdf Lanier] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Martinez2007.pdf Martinez] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/eszones2007/Sequoyah2007.pdf Sequoyah] ; MS: [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/midzones2007/Edison2007.pdf Edison] , [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/midzones2007/Quintanilla2007.pdf Quintanilla] ; HS: [http://www.dallasisd.org/demo/schoolinfo/highzones2007/Pinkston2007.pdf Pinkston] .) Retrieved on 13 May 2007.] as well as one of the following elementary schools:

* C. F. Carr Elementary School
* Sequoyah Learning Center
* George W. Carver Learning Center
* Amelia Earhart Elementary School
* Lorenzo DeZavala Elementary School
* Sidney Lanier Elementary School Vanguard for Expressive Arts
* Eladio R. Martinez Learning Center
* Gabe P. Allen Elementary School

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. [http://www.irvingisd.net/ Irving ISD] - [http://www.irvingisd.net/schools/clusters.htm School Feeder Patterns] . (Maps: ES: [http://www.irvingisd.net/schools/pdf_files/maps/es_schulze.pdf Schulze] , [http://www.irvingisd.net/schools/pdf_files/maps/es_townley.pdf Townley] ; MS: [http://www.irvingisd.net/schools/pdf_files/maps/ms_bowie.pdf Bowie] ; HS: [http://www.irvingisd.net/schools/pdf_files/maps/hs_nimitz.pdf Nimitz] .) Retrieved on 13 May 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.westdallaschamber.org/wd/index.html West Dallas Chamber of Commerce]