Official Name: | Downer |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Downer |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clay |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 968 |
Coordinates: | 46.7542°N -96.4869°W |
Area Code: | 218 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 642918 |
Downer is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
The community is located between Moorhead and Barnesville at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 9 and County Road 10 (90th Avenue South). Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 52 is nearby.[1]
Downer contained a post office from 1886 until 1954. The community was named by the railroad.[2]