Government District, Dallas

{{short description|Neighborhood in Dallas, Texas}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Government District | nickname = | image_skyline = DallasCityHall_view.jpg | image_caption = View of the Government District from City Hall Plaza | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = Dallas, Texas map - Government District.svg | map_caption = Location in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Texas]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of Texas counties|Counties]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas]] | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] | subdivision_type4 = Area | subdivision_name4 = [[downtown Dallas|Downtown]] | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | population_as_of = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_sq_mi = | elevation_ft = 430 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 75201, 75202 | area_codes = [[Area code 214|214]], [[Area code 469|469]], [[Area code 972|972]] | website = | footnotes = }} The '''Government District''' is an area in south-central [[downtown Dallas|downtown]] [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). It lies south of the [[Main Street District, Dallas, Texas|Main Street District]], southeast of the [[West End Historic District, Dallas, Texas|West End Historic District]], north of the [[Convention Center District, Dallas, Texas|Convention Center District]], west of the [[Farmers Market District, Dallas, Texas|Farmers Market District]], and east of the [[Reunion District, Dallas, Texas|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 jurisdiction 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 Court|United States Bankruptcy]] and Magistrate Courts and a [[United States Attorney]] office. The historic [[Santa Fe Freight Terminal]] also lies in this district, stretching from Young to Commerce Street.

== 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 (Dallas)|James Madison High School]].<ref name="feederpatterns">[http://www.dallasisd.org/ Dallas ISD] - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm 2006 School Feeder Patterns] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409160022/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/indexfeeder.htm |date=2007-04-09 }} - [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/madison.htm James Madison High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205180525/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/feeder2006/madison.htm |date=2007-02-05 }}. (Maps: '''ES:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/CityPark2006.pdf City Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084331/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/eszones2006/CityPark2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}; '''MS:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Dade2006.pdf Dade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084335/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/midzones2006/Dade2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}; '''HS:''' [http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/Madison2006.pdf Madison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620084333/http://www.dallasisd.org/eval/schoolinfo/highzones2006/Madison2006.pdf |date=2007-06-20 }}.) Retrieved 31 December 2006.</ref>

== References == {{reflist}} {{Downtown Dallas labelled map|float=center}} {{Downtown Dallas}} {{Neighborhoods in Dallas|selected=downtown}} {{Dallas}}

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