Lakewood Heights, Dallas

Lakewood Heights is a residential neighborhood in Dallas, Texas (USA), bounded by Abrams Road to the east, Monticello Avenue to the north (not McCommas, as incorrectly shown on Google Maps[1]), Skillman Street to the west, and Richmond Avenue to the south.[2] It located in East Dallas. Lakewood Heights is approximately one-half mile (0.8 km) wide (east-west) and three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) long (north-south). It covers approximately 240 acres or slightly less than 0.375 square miles (1000m²). It is adjacent to several East Dallas neighborhoods, including Lakewood, Lower Greenville, and Wilshire Heights.[3]

"Kneeling" Bois D'Arc tree in Tietze Park, Dallas, Texas, USA

The area now comprising Lakewood Heights is part of three land grants made in the 1850s by the State of Texas to, respectively, Amon McCommas (Abstract 911); John McCommas (either the brother of Amon McCommas or son of Amon and Mary Brumfield McCommas) (Abstract 943); and Allen Beard (Abstract 66).[4] Amon McCommas, his wife Mary Brumfield McCommas, and their nine children settled on this land in 1844.[5] McCommas Boulevard, just north of Lakewood Heights, is named for the McCommas family.[6] Beard's Branch, a creek draining into White Rock Lake east of Lakewood Heights may have been named for Allen Beard.

The first platted portion of current-day Lakewood Heights, comprising one and one-half blocks then known as "Llano Place," ran from the north side of Llano Street to the north side of Vickery Street between Norris and Clements. This area was platted in 1913.[7] The next portion, abutting Llano Place on the south and running from the south side of Llano Street to Richmond Avenue, was platted[8] in 1914[9] and was annexed to the City of Dallas in 1923.[10] Development was substantially completed in 1940,[9] although a few streets date from 1949-50. Building lot sizes typically are 50 to 60 feet wide and between 140 and 220 feet deep.[11] As a neighborhood, Lakewood Heights predates neighboring Lakewood, as shown by aerial photographs of the area taken in 1923.[12] A 1919 street map shows that the first streets platted were those between Llano Avenue on the north and Richmond on the south.[13]

Lakewood Heights, Dallas, Texas USA

Lakewood Heights comprises portions of Dallas County census tracts 2.01[14] and 11.02[15] in the 2010 U.S. federal census.[16] According to D Magazine (citing Nielsen SiteReports and samplings based on most recent U.S. census estimates[17]): the population of Lakewood Heights is 2,343; there are 1,060 households in the neighborhood; the average household size is 2.21 persons; 65.4% of houses are owner-occupied; and the median value for owner-occupied houses in Lakewood Heights is $397,526. The median age is 36.9 years; 54.1% of residents are married, 3.4% are widowed, and 12.2% are divorced. The racial make-up of the neighborhood is: 91.3% white (9.4% are of Hispanic heritage), 1.5% African-American, 2.5% Asian, and 4.7% identify as some other race. Among those age 25 and older, 39.0% hold a bachelor's degree, 20.4% a master's degree, 7.9% a professional school degree, and 4.7% a doctorate.