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Downey
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city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, United States
Downey is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. It is a suburban community in the greater Los Angeles area.
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- John G. Downey
- Official name
- Downey
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Los Angeles County
- Population
- 114355
- Area
- 32.551157
- Elevation
- 36
- Time zone
- Pacific Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Santa Fe Springs
- Official website
- www.downeyca.org
- Image
- Downey City Hall.jpg
- Households
- 33433
- Dialing code
- 562
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- twinned administrative body
- Guadalajara
- Commons category
- Downey, California
- topic's main category
- Category:Downey, California
- category for people born here
- Q18664485
- postal code
- 90242
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Downey, California
- inception
- 1873-10-23
- water as percent of area
- 1.2727
- P8168
- Voyvozh
- date of incorporation
- 1956-12-17
- water area
- 0.414275
- per capita income
- 30600
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Encyclopedic overview
Downey is a city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi (21 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. It is considered part of the Gateway Cities. The city is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and Taco Bell. It is also the home of the oldest operating McDonald's restaurant in the world. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 114,355.
History
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