Maywood
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city in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- California
- County
- Los Angeles
- Incorporated
- September 2, 1924
- Mayor
- Herber Marquez
- Mayor pro tem
- Jaime Flores
- City council
- Eddie De La Riva, Frank Garcia, Mayra Aguiluz
- City manager
- Jennifer E. Vasquez
- Total
- 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km )
- Land
- 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
- Elevation
- 151 ft (46 m)
- Density
- 21,300/sq mi (8,240/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( PST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (PDT)
- Area code
- 213 / 323
- Fips code
- 06-46492
- Website
- www .cityofmaywood .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Maywood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A gateway city, at 1.18 square miles (3.1 km) Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County by area. It is bordered by the cities of Bell on the south, Vernon on the north and west, Huntington Park on the southwest, and Commerce on the east.
As of July 1, 2010, Maywood became the first municipality in California to outsource all of its city services, dismantling its police department, laying off all city employees except for the city manager, city attorney and elected officials, and contracting with outside agencies for the provision of all municipal services. The population was 25,138 at the 2020 census.
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