Downer is an

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, United States. The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of

Minnesota State Highway 9 State Highway 9 or Trunk Highway 9 (MN 9, TH 9) is a state highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with MN 23 in New London and continues west and then north to its northern ter ...

and County Road 10 (90th Avenue South).

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/ U.S. Highway 52 is nearby.

History

Downer contained a post office from 1886 until 1954. The community was named by the railroad.

References

Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Clay County, Minnesota {{ClayCountyMN-geo-stub