unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
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Cedar County, Iowa
Cedar County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 18,505. Its county seat is Tipton, Iowa, Tipton. The county is named for the Cedar River (I ...
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History
Downey was established in 1856, the spring after the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The original Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
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was built through it, though the area had first been settled in 1836. Downey is named for its founder, Hugh D. Downey.
Downey's population was 100 in 1902, and 105 in 1925. The population was 111 in 1940.