Government District, Dallas, Texas

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official_name = Government District
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image_caption = The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library


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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
subdivision_type4 = Area
subdivision_name4 = Downtown
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elevation_ft = 430
elevation_m = 131
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 75201, 75202
area_code = 214, 469, 972
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footnotes =The Government District is an area in south-central downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It lies south of the Main Street District, southeast of the West End Historic District, north of the Convention Center District, west of the Farmers Market District, and east of the Reunion District.

Notable structures

The district is home to Dallas City Hall, the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, and several other local, regional, state, and federal government buildings. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which exercises original jurisdition over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the district. The same building additionally houses United States Bankruptcy and Magistrate Courts and a United States Attorney office.

Education

The district is zoned to schools in the Dallas Independent School District.

Residents of the district are zoned to City Park Elementary School, Billy Earl Dade Middle School, and James Madison High School. [http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm 2006 School Feeder Patterns] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/madison.htm James Madison High School] . (Maps: ES: [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/CityPark2006.pdf City Park] ; MS: [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Dade2006.pdf Dade] ; HS: [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/Madison2006.pdf Madison] .) Retrieved 31 December 2006.]

References

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