La Bajada is a small neighborhood in
West Dallas,
Texas, United States. Its boundaries are Canada Drive to the north and east, Sylvan Avenue on the west, and Singleton Boulevard to the south.
Demographics
For statistical purposes, the neighborhood is identified as
Block Group 1 of
Census tract
A census tract, census area, census district or meshblock is a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census. Sometimes these coincide with the limits of cities, towns or other administrative areas and several tracts commonly exist ...
101.02 by the
United States Census Bureau.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,133 people residing within the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 45.7%
White, 2.2%
African American, 0.8%
Native American, 47.5% from
other races, and 3.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 93.5% of the population.
Education
Public education in La Bajada is provided by the
Dallas Independent School District (DISD)
Lorenzo DeZavala Elementary Schoolserves students in grades pre-kindergarten through five. Sixth through eighth graders are zoned t
Thomas A. Edison Middle Learning Center which feeds into
L.G. Pinkston High School
L.G. Pinkston High School is a public secondary school in West Dallas, Texas (USA). L.G. Pinkston High School enrolls students in grades 7-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD).
The school is named in honor of Dr. Le ...
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References
External links
West Dallas Chamber of Commerce– Official site.
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