Maywood, California
| Maywood, California | ||
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Images, from top, left to right: Maywood Skyline, Aquatic Center, Maywood Villas, Maywood Academy
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 Location of Maywood in Los Angeles County, California |
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 Maywood, California
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| Coordinates: 33°59′16″N 118°11′12″W / 33.98778°N 118.18667°WCoordinates: 33°59′16″N 118°11′12″W / 33.98778°N 118.18667°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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 Los Angeles
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| Incorporated | September 2, 1924 | |
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| • Mayor | Ramon Medina | |
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| • Total | 1.178 sq mi (3.052 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.178 sq mi (3.052 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% | |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 27,395 | |
| • Density | 23,000/sq mi (9,000/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP Code | 90270 | |
| Area code(s) | 323 | |
| FIPS code | 06-46492 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661000 | |
| Website | www |
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Maywood is a small city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. At 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2), Maywood is the third-smallest incorporated city in Los Angeles County. 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. It is the most densely-populated city in California, and has the highest proportion of Latinos, immigrants, and undocumented immigrants in the county.
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 27,395 at the 2010 census.
The land on which Maywood now stands had been populated by Native American tribes for centuries. The area that would later become Maywood was deeded in 1781 by the Spanish monarchy to Spanish War veteran Manuel Nieto. When the settlement of Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles was recorded, it included the cow pasture (now Maywood) that eventually turned into a rancho.
In 1919, May Wood, a popular young woman who worked for the real estate corporation developing the 2,300 acres (930 hectares) ranch into home tracts, agreed to lend her name to the property. The development of Maywood later survived a bitter challenge to dissolve the prospective city in early 1924.
On September 2, 1924, Maywood's citizens voted to incorporate and about 300 people turned out for the dedication, including Miss May Wood. By 1924, the population of Maywood had reached 1,000. The city featured homes, stores and a movie theater. In the 1930s, gamblers were successfully removed from the city. Maywood Parks and Recreation built Maywood Park, had its beginnings in the 1930s, when a large meadow was turned into the present day baseball field. The Golden State Baseball Association made Maywood Park its home in the early 1950s.
The Chrysler Corporation had an auto assembly plant in Maywood from the 1920s until its closing in July 1971. It was located at 5800 Eastern Avenue at Slauson, and was generally referred to as the "Los Angeles" Plant. When the city of Commerce was incorporated in 1961, that corner was annexed as were several in the surrounding area.
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