West Dallas, Texas
| West Dallas | |
|---|---|
 Location in Dallas |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Dallas |
| City | Dallas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.45 sq mi (29.66 km2) |
| • Land | 11.45 sq mi (29.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 406 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 24,132 |
| ZIP code | 75212 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
| Website | www |
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West Dallas is an area consisting of many communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas, United States. West Dallas is the area bounded by Interstate 30 on the south, the Trinity River on the east and north, and the Trinity River's West Fork on the west.
In the late 1980s, the neighborhood had a population of 13,161. 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.
One of the city's up-and-coming areas for urban revitalization, West Dallas is seeing new neighborhoods emerge. They include:
These developments are bringing top-tier chefs, yoga studios, fresh-food markets, hip retail and apartments and condos with views of the downtown Dallas skyline, the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and the Margaret McDermott Bridge.
Other newer residents of West Dallas include the Belmont Hotel; the restaurant/bar complex Chicken Scratch/The Foundry; The Workroom, the SPCA of Texas, Dead White Zombies theater company, Salon Las Americas event center and MetroPaws Animal Hospital, among many others.
Long-standing neighborhoods in West Dallas include:
Public education in west Dallas is provided by Irving and Dallas Independent School Districts, as well as a public charter school from Uplift Education. 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)
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