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Central El Paso is part of the city of
El Paso, Texas El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...
, and contains some of the city's oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Located in the heart of the city, it is home to approximately 130,000 people. Development of central El Paso started around 1875, when the city was barely beginning to gain its roots. Today, central El Paso has grown into the center of the city's economy and a thriving urban community. It contains numerous historic sites and landmarks. It is close to the El Paso International Airport, Downtown El Paso, the international border, and
Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor, Ft. Bliss h ...
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History

The central El Paso area includes some of the earliest developed areas in the city. In September 1827, Juan Maria Ponce de Leon bought 211 acres of land where El Paso and Paisano streets are today.


Neighborhoods

* Altura Park * Austin Terrace * Chihuahuita * Clardy Fox * Cotton Place *
Downtown El Paso Downtown El Paso is the central business district of El Paso, Texas. Historical downtown James Day, an El Paso historian, said that downtown's main business area was originally centered between Second Street and San Francisco Street. At a later ...
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El Segundo Barrio El Segundo Barrio (Spanish for "the Second Neighborhood", and also known as South El Paso) is a historic Hispanic neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in El Paso. It was one of the main ports of entry into the Un ...
* Government Hill * Highland Park * Loretto Place * Magoffin Historic District * Manhattan Heights * Sambrano * South central El Paso


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Sources

* Geography of El Paso, Texas {{ElPasoCountyTX-geo-stub