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111,263
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Downey, CA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Downey a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Downey Home page. The Downey Home page provides as much information as possible on Downey. Knowing Downey’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Downey’s Home page, you will also find Downey’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Downey has a population of 111263. 48.8% of Downey’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.2 are female. 44.7% of Downey is married and 49% own their own home. The Average Home price is $581,420, and the average rent is $1,569. Household median income in Downey is $75,974, and the individual median income is $32,216. Downey’s Ethnic is the following: Hispanic(74.2%), White(52.7%), Other(28.4%), Multiple(7.6%), Asian(7%), Black(3.3%), Native(0.8%), Pacific(0.2%).
= Near the center of the city lies what was in the 1960s one of the busiest intersections in California, the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard (State Route 19) and Firestone Boulevard (former State Route 42). Route 19 was a major thoroughfare between Pasadena and the port at Long Beach and Route 42 was along part of the old Spanish El Camino Real trail that connected Pueblo de Los Angeles to San Diego. In the 1960s, the town's Downey Records achieved some notoriety with recordings such as The Chantays' surfing instrumental "Pipeline"; nearly two decades later, Downey local music scene led to the founding of The Blasters and Dark Angel. Downey is home to Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center which is the main public rehabilitation hospital for Los Angeles County.
Rancho Los Amigos is renowned worldwide for its innovative contributions to the care of spinal cord injuries and post-polio syndrome.Downey was featured in the 2008 American action comedy film Pineapple Express. Many of the buildings along Florence Avenue are seen in a driving sequence early in the film.
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