Westmoreland Heights is a small neighborhood in
West Dallas, Texas
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, United States. Its boundaries are Bernal Drive to the north, Singleton Boulevard to the south, Westmoreland Road on the east, and Norwich Lane on the west.
Westmoreland Park is a small neighborhood in West Dallas, Texas, United States. Its boundaries are Canada Drive to the north, Bernal Dr to the south, Westmoreland Road on the east, and Pluto St on the west
Westmoreland Park is a mixed
African American and Hispanic, working-class neighborhood.
Demographics
For statistical purposes, Westmoreland Heights is identified as
Block Groups 2 & 3 of
Census tract 105 by the
United States Census Bureau
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.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,036 people residing within the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 74.3%
African American
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, 7.1%
White
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, 0.1%
Native American, 17.4% from
other races
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, and 1.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 25.0% of the population.
Education
Public education in Westmoreland Heights and Westmoreland Park is provided by the
Dallas Independent School District
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(DISD). The neighborhood is zoned t
Amelia Earhart Learning Center which serves 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 Schoolbr>
References
External links
West Dallas Chamber of Commerce– Official site.
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