Downer is an

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 ...

Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman: * Clay County, Alabama * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County) * Clay County, Fl ...

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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 Minnesota State Highway 23, MN 23 in New London, Minnesota, New London a ...

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.

Gallery

File:County Rd. 9 crossing 90th Avenue, Downer, Minnesota.jpg, County Rd. 9 crossing 90th Avenue File:Mainline Bar and Grill, Downer, Minnesota.jpg, Mainline Bar and Grill File:Downer Auto, Downer, Minnesota.jpg, Downer Auto

References

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